Lithoz to present latest lithium disilicate for dental Additive Manufacturing at LMT Lab Day in Chicago
February 15, 2024
Lithoz GmbH, based in Vienna, Austria, will present its new lithium disilicate material for dental Additive Manufacturing at the upcoming LMT Lab Day event in Chicago, Illinois, USA, from February 22-24, 2024. This material has been developed in collaboration with Ivoclar, a renowned manufacturer of integrated solutions for aesthetic, high-quality dental applications.
The additively manufacturable lithium disilicate is based on IPS e.max lithium disilicate powder from Ivoclar and is intended to open a long-awaited path to the patient-individual serial production of high-profile all-ceramic dental restorations. With veneers 0.3 mm thick and crowns with high levels of detail, especially at the occlusal surfaces reaching sharp and natural representation of the features combined with natural translucency, lithium disilicate dental restorations can be fabricated in scalable yet individual series production With this, numerous patient-specific restorations can be created in a single build run with high aesthetic qualities comparable to those of traditional manufacturing.
Further dental applications made possible by the precision of LCM technology will be on display at the Lithoz booth, including fully patient-specific osseoconductive and bioresorbable mandibular augmentations (hydroxy apatite or tricalcium phosphate) and additively serially manufactured dental implants made of zirconia (TZP-A) or alumina-toughened zirconia (ATZ).
At the Lithoz booth, visitors can pick up a range of these parts for a thorough ‘touch and feel’ examination, guided by Lithoz dental experts from Austria and the USA. Additionally, visitors can learn about every step of the manufacturing workflow via an exhibition of the whole process.
Dr Daniel Bomze, Director of Medical Solutions at Lithoz, will also be hosting a free interative workshop with the topic ‘3D-Printed Lithium Disilicate Restorations: The Efficient Way to Perfect Dental Aesthetics’. This talk, showcasing the new production process for these innovative parts, will take place on February 23 at 10:45 am.
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