CAD CAM and Milling Machinery
The workflow we have in place for manufacturing depends on the options a dentist has in terms of their own equipment availability and preferences. As a fully-equipped dental lab, we can take both digital files and traditional impressions. Our digital workflow makes use of CAD/CAM technology.
CAD/CAM is an acronym that means computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing.
CAD/CAM technology enables our dental lab technicians to fabricate precise shapes and sizes for dental restorations, including inlays, onlays, crowns and bridges. SWISS DENTAL LABORATORY makes use of this technology to provide our dentists and their patients with durable, aesthetically pleasing, and well-fitted single and multiple tooth restorations.
The Manufacturing Process
IVOCLAR VIVIDENT'S PROGRAMILL PM7 CAD/CAM MACHINE
For more information, please visit Ivoclar’s website at:
https://www.ivoclardigital.com/en/laboratory/equipment-and-cam/programill-pm7
Regardless of what option you take, we at SWISS DENTAL LABORATORY will begin the manufacturing process by first taking the digital file or traditional impression for scanning.
1. Using our 3Shape Scanner, our technicians will scan the impression for planning and design, and to ensure that we will be able to accomodate to the written specifications.
2. Our technicians will then use our state-of-the-art PrograMill PM7 CAD/CAM Machine to design the anatomical features, size and shape of the tooth restoration on a computer.
3. The CAD/CAM computer screen will display a 3-D custom image of the patient’s teeth and gums, allowing our technicians to draw precise depictions of the tooth restoration.
4. A ceramic block, selected to match the specific coloured tooth, is placed into the PrograMill PM7, which fabricates the restoration in the milling chamber.
5. Once in the machine, the milling chamber will craft the tooth-like ceramic material into a precise replica of your restoration. This entire process can take as little as 6 minutes.
6. After our technicians have confirmed the manufacturing has completed, the restoration will be ready to be fitted.
