what would i suggest?
my only experience with cad is though the CEREC inlab gear where ive done a good number. fits were not a patch on pressed, although crowns were OK.
Veneers and inlays/onlays were a complete waste of time, any time saved vs waxing/pressing was completely lost with CAD in fitting down time and even then the fits were poor in comparison.
I know there is better equipment around for milling glass, and i believe these systems are achieving excellent fits with emax cad crowns. Veeners and inlays/onlays is a different beast all together, due to the inherent limits of milling, and the varied/poor prep designs seen in the majority of mainstream dentistry.
theres a big shift towards veneers and inlays/onlays now where i am, maybe combined with short term ortho and bleeching...they call it conservative dentistry
thats another thing emax press is great for, super thin minimal prep work. forget about doing that in CAD.
The idea of butchering everyones teeth and crowning the lot is becoming very un cool now, and rightly so, much of the time its unjustified.
Not good for us techs as it means another drop in prescribed lab work. But dont worry Tom that wont be coming to your end of the market any time soon, the butchering will be going on for a long time there yet.
id be happy outsourcing isolated posterior fc crowns as an overflow but multi unit smile design stuff and veneers inlays/onlays is best left to pressing, maybe in combination with wax milling at the moment in my opinion.