Another benefit for dentists is that zirconium oxide can be cemented conventionally.ĬEREC Zirconia is a pre-shaded translucent zirconium oxide available in 10 shades on the basis of the VITA Classic Shade Guide®. Since these restorations are manufactured in monolithic form, there is no risk of chipping. It is suitable for individual crowns as well as small bridges and can be processed in thin wall thicknesses. The greatest benefit of CEREC Zirconia is the high flexural strength of the material. The newest version of Cerec’s software were also discussed.High strength, short manufacturing process The panel consisted of Josh Killian (VP of Patterson Dental,) Michael Augins (President of Sirona USA,) Roddy McLeod (VP of Sirona USA,) Sam Puri, DDS (Director of Scottsdale CAD/CAM,) and myself.

(Cerec 4.20) Michael Ditolla of Glidewell Lab hosted the conference. This milling chamber is intended for the practice that does a lot of zirconia, larger bridges, and complex cases.Ī full press conference was done at the Scottsdale Center for Dentistry to announce the launch of the product line up and the latest update to the CEREC software. It has a touch screen pad, and can mill the largest blocks available for the CEREC system.

MCX L Practice Lab: This is the milling chamber with the most features and capabilities. This allows someone to mill small bridges, and it also opens up doors for custom implant abutments.ģ. MCX: This is an upgrade to the MC that can mill up to 32mm blocks. MC: This is the basic milling chamber and is intended for single units most likely done: crowns, inlays, onlays, veneers. There are also 3 milling chambers to choose from:ġ. It can also be configured to work directly with the lab or chairside milling. It is the flagship for digital impressioning. Full color models, video streaming, no imaging agent. Cerec Omnicam: The latest in the Sirona line-up. This camera can be used to connect to a lab and/or for chairside milling.ģ. It takes still images that are overlapped to make a model. Cerec Blue Cam: This is the camera that has been so effective and popular over the last 5 years.

It does use a imaging agent (powder), but takes video image similar to the Omnicam. The camera is a blend of the Blue Cam and the Omnicam. It is to be used directly with a digital dental lab. Apollo DI: This is a pure digital impression system and cannot be upgraded to chairside milling.

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