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Digital Dentistry
“First we replaced the root by an implant, now we need to replace an analogue dental world by a digital one” Professor Wismeijer, what would be your own definition of “digital dentistry”? Up to now, dentistry was mostly carried out in the “analogue” world: we examined X-rays on film,patient information was recorded on paper, models were waxed and analogue articulators were used. The stage we are in right now is that certain steps of the process are done digitally, but they are still “digital islands” in an analogue world. [...] |
Digitalization – The Future of Dentistry
An interview with Prof. Dr. ir. Michiel van Genuchten Head of Dental Software Solutions at Straumann, Basel, Switzerland.
Digitalization is increasingly impacting dentistry and will lead to substantial changes affecting how dentists and dental technicians will carry out their profession in the not so distant future. In this issue of STARGET we would like to introduce you to this exciting field, [...]
Digitalization in Dental Laboratories
An interview with Jim Glidewell, President and CEO of Glidewell Laboratories, Newport Beach/California, USA
Will the next big innovations be in digitalization? Digital technology is slowly taking over traditional procedures. The ultimate goal is full digital integration of processes from scanning to the fi nal prosthesis, with seamless communication between all team members – and, of course, more predictable outcomes. [...]
Ceramics: the future material of choice for tooth replacement?
An interview with Joachim Maier, Master Dental Technician, Germany.
Ceramics play a major role in modern dentistry. What makes them so important? The discovery that high-performance ceramics could be used in dental engineering was made more than ten years ago, when zirconium oxide had proven to be highly resilient in extreme conditions, for instance in hip prostheses, or in motor vehicle brakes. [...]
