Each day in the dental laboratory and dental practice presents dental professionals with new and often challenging situations. Many patients come into practice wanting new and beautiful teeth. As a dental technician, your first priority should always be to restore the patient’s function before achieving a perfect esthetic appearance. But which material is correct for

Although many CAD/CAM milling machines perform well, they are usually not easy to operate. Cleaning the milling machine and changing the tools and materials are typical tasks that increase the workload of dental technicians. In other words, a great deal of sweat is often required to achieve good results.  However, this is not what we

IPS Ivocolor is a new universal Stains and Glaze range. It comprises the following materials: Shade pastes, Essence stain powders, Glaze powders and pastes and coordinated mixing liquids. IPS Ivocolor Shade is suitable for adjusting the shade of dental restorations to match the A-D-Shade Guide. IPS Ivocolor Essence is used to apply individual characterizations. The

You have most probably come across the term “facture toughness” in your work. But what exactly does it mean? Fracture toughness is a key property of dental materials which is often underestimated by dental professionals. If you expect the materials you use – for example zirconium oxide – to produce long-lasting results, you should always

True or false? Zirconium oxide is opaque. Zirconium oxide frameworks always have to be built up with ceramic. In contrast to lithium disilicates, oxide ceramics are not suitable for anterior teeth. All the answers are true, at least for the first generation of zirconia. In the meantime, however, the fourth generation of zirconia, together with

IPS e.max ZirCAD Prime is not just an ordinary zirconia material. ZirCAD Prime was first introduced at IDS 2019 with the mission to redefine the aesthetic zirconia ceramics. So, what makes this product special? And what has helped HT Dental Lab stand out and succeed with this particular line? HT Dental Lab takes pride in

Digitization, Industry 4.0, Internet of Things, Big Data, disruptive technologies – the business world is changing rapidly. Digital change does not stop at the doorstep of your dental lab. It is likely to affect the way you do your technical work, organize your lab and communicate with your colleagues in dental practices – and that’s

Where would we be today without the benefits of modern technology? Life is unthinkable without all the practical gadgets and applications which we could not have imagined only a few short years ago: mobile phones, smartphones, tablet PCs and laptops, virtual clouds, apps, just to name a few. This new technology has changed our private