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Lab talk, the good, the bad, and the ugly
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4 axis vs 5?
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<blockquote data-quote="Patrick Coon" data-source="post: 198953" data-attributes="member: 11366"><p>What is your bread and butter? Do you do and outsource a lot of large span, multi abutment cases (complex geometry, like - All-On-4, full arches, etc) from Zr02, wax, PMMA or metal, than I would think more about going 5 axis dry (hybrid or wet if you plan to mill glass ceramics like Empress or e.max). </p><p></p><p>If you are mostly doing 4 unit bridges or less, single units and the occasional long span, than I would get a less expensive 3+1 or 4 axis mill to do the 95% of my work and stick with the outsource center you are using for your BIG stuff? This way you cut down your outsource bill, but let them take the hit on a long span that does not fit for some reason. </p><p></p><p>If you do plan on starting to mill your own Co-Cr, wax, PMMA your dry 4 axis mill should be able to accomplish that with the right cutters and strategies. The only reason in those cases to go 5 axis and wet is if you are planning on milling Titanium (that requires wet) or again those long span, complex geometry restorations. </p><p></p><p>Hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Patrick Coon, post: 198953, member: 11366"] What is your bread and butter? Do you do and outsource a lot of large span, multi abutment cases (complex geometry, like - All-On-4, full arches, etc) from Zr02, wax, PMMA or metal, than I would think more about going 5 axis dry (hybrid or wet if you plan to mill glass ceramics like Empress or e.max). If you are mostly doing 4 unit bridges or less, single units and the occasional long span, than I would get a less expensive 3+1 or 4 axis mill to do the 95% of my work and stick with the outsource center you are using for your BIG stuff? This way you cut down your outsource bill, but let them take the hit on a long span that does not fit for some reason. If you do plan on starting to mill your own Co-Cr, wax, PMMA your dry 4 axis mill should be able to accomplish that with the right cutters and strategies. The only reason in those cases to go 5 axis and wet is if you are planning on milling Titanium (that requires wet) or again those long span, complex geometry restorations. Hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
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