Welcome to The BRIDGE, an online network from LMT dedicated exclusively for members of the Dental Laboratory community.
- June
InLab Summit 2013: Sirona Launches New Scanners and Design Software
Kelly Fessel Carr · Industry News · Jun 2013> "Ten years ago, we could mill copings in five or six materials with inLab; now we can fabricate copings, crowns, bridges and abutments in more than 30 different materials. That's how far inLab has come!" said Norbert Ulmer, Director of Laboratory CAD/CAM at Sirona Dental, Inc., during his opening remarks...
- May
From the Series: IDS 2013 Offers First Look at Emerging Innovations
Innovative Materials
Kelly Fessel Carr · IDS 2013 Offers First Look at Emerging Innovations · Industry News · May 2013Zirconia-reinforced materials are a new trend, and expanded options for pre-colored zirconia and ceramics for full contour restorations offer both efficiency and esthetics. Plus, a new type of material: a biocompatible, millable resin on which the final restoration can be built; there's no need for casting or pressing.
- April
Top Industry Trends at LAB DAY Chicago
LMT Communications, Inc. · LAB DAY · Apr 2013All-ceramics, implants, profit erosion and other hot topics inspired dialogue during the biggest weekend of the year.
Steffan Slocomb and Jordan Greenberg like thisSirona Demonstrates New InLab SW 4.2
LMT Communications, Inc. · LAB DAY · Apr 2013Sirona introduced the new inLab SW 4.2 at this year's LAB DAY Chicago. Its many features—including virtual articulation, enhanced smile design capabilities and expanded in-house implant applications—will improve your digital restorative offerings. Users of inLab software are already experiencing...
About LAB DAY Chicago 2013
VITA Introduces ENAMIC® Hybrid Dental Ceramic
LMT Communications, Inc. · Product NewsVident introduced VITA Enamic, a hybrid dental ceramic combining the properties of ceramic and composite materials. Its dominant ceramic structure and reinforcing polymer network offer high fracture load capacity, high levels of elasticity and integrated crack prevention. "This innovative material has...
Digital Captek™ and ArgenZ™ Zirconia Make Debut
LMT Communications, Inc. · Product NewsTo meet the needs of the changing landscape of the dental laboratory industry, Argen has heavily invested in future technologies and expanded its product line to include digital solutions. "Our vision is to supply laboratories with products that can expand their product offerings. We feel that the more...
- January
Digital Prep Guide, Intraoral Scanners: Highlights of Annual CAD/CAM Event
Kim Molinaro · Digital Dentistry · Jan 2013From new ways to digitize workflows to product launches and enhanced equipment and software, the DLOAC’s CAD/CAM Expo and Symposium was the place to be to learn about the latest in digital technology.
- August 2012
From the Series: The Way I See It
Among LAB DAY® Vendors, Competitive Fervor Intensifies
Judy Fishman · The Way I See It · The Way I See It · Apr 2012For me, one of the greatest highs of our LAB DAY shows is returning home afterwards, brim-full of new ideas, juiced with the energy and creative strategies I pick up from you—our participants and clinicians—when I hear your presentations or we meet on the show floor. One thing I noticed...
- May 2012
LAB DAY West: the 'Place to Be' in Southern California
LMT Communications, Inc. · LAB DAY · May 2012Attendees took advantage of two full days of clinics on Friday, May 4th and Saturday, May 5th, and were eager to shop exhibits on Saturday. In fact, the exhibit hall was already bustling with crowds
LAB DAY® EAST: Positivity Continues in New York
LMT Communications, Inc. · LAB DAY · May 2012See the highlights from LMT’s LAB DAY East, where optimism was in the air and business was buzzing.
- April 2012
From the Series: The Way I See It
The Reinvention Convention
LMT Communications, Inc. · The Way I See It · LAB DAY · Apr 2012LAB DAY 2012 could easily be labeled "The Reinvention Convention." Laboratory owners and managers are more engaged than ever in finding new ways to reinvigorate their businesses
LAB DAY Product Launch: InLab® Software 4.0 Features Easier User Interface
LMT Communications, Inc. · LAB DAY · Apr 2012Just as the Sirona inLab system celebrates its 10-year anniversary, the company has launched a new version of the software, inLab Software 4.0, that offers a faster, easier user interface. Software enhancements include: •Multiple restoration design that enables the user to work on as many different...

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