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News, guides and updates on B2B digital dentistry.
Why Does Zirconia Chip at the Margin During Milling?
Worn burs, feed rates that are too high near margins, and loose disc clamping are the main causes of marginal chipping when milling zirconia. Here are the manufacturer figures and 2026 study data behind them.
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Why is my zirconia crown too light or too opaque after sintering?
A zirconia crown that is too light or too opaque after sintering usually has one of five causes: wrong plateau, wrong position in the multilayer disc, damp coloring liquid, an uncalibrated furnace, or no check with a witness ring.
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3D-printed dental restorations: what SprintRay's Midas Restore launch changes
In the United States, SprintRay has launched Midas Restore, an FDA-cleared ceramic-filled resin for definitive crowns and veneers printed chairside in a single visit. A trend worth watching for labs, even without a CE mark yet.
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Adhesive bonding of zirconia in the laboratory: the protocol that prevents debonding
Zirconia does not bond like a glass ceramic. Sandblasting, MDP primer and cement choice decide how long the restoration lasts: here is the step by step protocol a serious CAD/CAM laboratory follows.
Read →EUDAMED: what the 27 November 2026 deadline means for dental laboratories
EUDAMED has been mandatory since 28 May 2026. Your custom-made prostheses are not in scope, but your discs and blocks are. Here is what to check with your suppliers before the end of November.
Read →Full digital workflow in the lab: from scan to prosthesis
Scanning, CAD, milling or printing, post-processing, finishing: the 5 steps of the digital workflow and why an open, coherent chain makes all the difference.
Read →Dental CAD software: exocad or 3Shape, how to choose
exocad or 3Shape? The decisive criterion (open workflow), the strengths of each software and the questions to ask yourself before choosing your CAD.
Read →Monolithic or multilayer zirconia: how to choose
Strength or aesthetics? The guide to choosing between monolithic and multilayer zirconia according to your indications, and managing translucency and sintering correctly.
Read →5-axis dental milling machine: the buyer's guide for a dental laboratory
4 or 5 axes, dry or wet, open workflow, total cost of ownership: the criteria that really matter before investing in a dental milling machine.
Read →Sintering zirconia correctly: firing curve, furnace, and errors to avoid
Sintering determines the strength, translucency, and shade of zirconia. Firing curve, furnace role, and the errors that ruin a restoration.
Read →Lithium disilicate (e.max type): indications and milling
When to choose lithium disilicate over zirconia? Aesthetic indications, wet milling, and glass-ceramic crystallization.
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