WOBURN, Massachusetts, HANAU, Germany & SOUTH BEND, Indiana--SensAble Technologies, a provider of haptic devices and touch-enabled modeling solutions, and Heraeus Kulzer GmbH of Hanau Germany, a provider of esthetic dental solutions, have announced that SensAble has integrated the digital tooth library of Heraeus' premium denture teeth into version 2 of the SensAble Dental Lab System.
SensAble's system is an integrated CAD/CAM solution to scan, design and produce a variety of dental restorations that is available worldwide.
The integrated offering allows dental labs to digitally design full contour crowns and bridges that incorporate the esthetics and natural-looking shapes of Heraeus' denture teeth.
Thus, dentists and their patients can receive more naturally shaped and better- fitting restorations, made with greater precision, increased efficiency, and consistency.
Version 2 of the SensAble Dental Lab System was previewed at Lab Day in Chicago in Feburary 2009, and will ship prior to the International Dental Show March 24-26 in Cologne, Germany.
By incorporating Heraeus' "virtual teeth," SensAble's system can deliver esthetics and streamlined design of full contour crown and bridge by starting with accurate tooth morphology.
With Heraeus' tooth library in the SensAble system, technicians can eliminate much of the time-consuming manual wax-up, ceramic build-up, and contouring required to create well-shaped teeth for each patient.
They can begin with the digital equivalent to a Heraeus tooth and then quickly adjust the tooth size and morphology to fit the patient's mouth and bite. Once the full contour restoration is designed, the SDLS prints the over structure in resin, which can be either pressed in ceramic or cast as full metal.
For Press over Metal restorations, the system automatically derives an anatomical coping in seconds. The SDLS includes documented techniques for using HeraCeram porcelain materials.
The Heraeus tooth library extends the versatility of the SensAble Dental Lab System for creating a variety of restorations. In addition to crown and bridge design, the SDLS is a dental CAD/CAM system that allows labs to design flexible and metal removable partials.
"We were so impressed with the quality and flexibility of SensAble's system that we knew it was the right CAD/CAM platform from which to propel our digital initiatives," said Chris Holden, president, North America, at Heraeus Kulzer.
"SensAble's commitment to exceptional precision from their technology investments, we are proud to work in partnership with SensAble in providing solutions that allow dental labs to add to their bottom line while providing superior results to the dentists."
Heraeus and SensAble will exhibit crown and bridge work designed and fabricated using the SensAble Dental lab System at the IDS show in Hall 10.1, Aisle 1, Booth 010 (Heraeus), and Hall 4.1, Booth C-055 (SensAble).
For more information on Heraeus or its products, call (800) 431-1785 or visit Heraeus Kulzer.
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