New compact milling system complements Renishaw’s incise™ dental CAD/CAM system

Being launched at IDS Cologne, hall 3.2, stand G18, Renishaw’s incise™ dental milling system will enable dental laboratories to manufacture zirconia frameworks in-house. Styled and sized to match the incise™ dental scanning machine (pictured right), it uses a highly accurate Renishaw contact probe for job set-up and monitoring of the cutting tool.

Together with Renishaw’s central milling option, dental laboratories now have access to a dental CAD/CAM system that offers both in-lab and out sourced manufacturing options.

Affordable dental CAD/CAM ......without compromise

The new dental milling machine enables single copings or complex bridge frameworks to be manufactured from data obtained directly from the Renishaw dental scanner. Visitors to IDS Cologne will see that Renishaw’s sophisticated dental CAD software analyses this data and automatically determines a best-fit margin line and other parameters. The 3D computer model can then be fine-tuned by the technician if required before sending the data directly to the incise™ dental milling system, which machines the pre-sintered zirconia.

Before firing the copings or bridge frameworks in a furnace, a colour stain can be added to the zirconia to best match the patient’s existing natural teeth, or left as the original white colour. Zirconia is an extremely bio friendly material, that also provides exceptional strength and optimum aesthetics for even the most demanding restoration.

Renishaw’s extensive research and development programmes enable users to benefit from over 35 years of innovation in industrial measurement and CAD/CAM, also bringing a new understanding and precision to the manufacture of dental frameworks. Today, fitting all-ceramic restorations are an important part of clinical dentistry. Renishaw’s incise™ ceramic restorative CAD/CAM technology will demonstrate to IDS Cologne visitors that it is an essential ingredient in any modern dental laboratory.

About IDS Cologne
Taking place from 24th to 28th March 2009, IDS Cologne is the world’s leading trade show for the dental industry, attracting visitors from dental practices, dental laboratories and leading dental research institutes. More than 100,000 visitors will see new products from some 1,750 exhibitors, with equipment ranging from conventional hand instruments to the latest dental CAD/CAM systems.