Somer is happy to offer you Bruxzir zirconia crowns and expect they will find their way into your treatment planning.

What do you need to know?

Bruxzir crowns are 100% Zirconia and are thus very, very strong. They require a minimum of .5 mm reduction and are suitable for individual units and bridges.

Bruxzir crowns are cementable and are kind to the opposing dentition. They offer excellent wear characteristics.

Somer’s Bruxzir crowns are milled in the USA and then finished to our standards by Somer technicians.

Use a traditional preparation.

What about costs?

Our fee is $109. per unit and will immunize you against fluctuating alloy prices.

What about esthetics?

Bruxzir brings you many of the esthetic benefits of metal free crowns and to most patients, is almost certainly preferable to a gold, full cast crown.

But like gold, we do not use Bruxzir in the esthetic zone.

How does Bruxzir work?

1. You send your impression or digital file to Somer.
2. Somer pours & scans the model, designs the crown and uploads the digital file to a Bruxzir milling facility.
3. They mill a full contour, zirconia crown in the prescribed shade and design and return it to Somer.
4. Somer refines the crown with ideal incisal anatomy and enhanced shading and characterization.
5. We send the completed crown to you. We ask for 6 lab days.

The joke: Bruxzir is the new gold!

There is a joke in dental labs that Bruxzir is the new gold.

It is very strong, kind to the opposing and has excellent wear characteristics.

Bruxzir is suitable for single units and bridges. It is fabricated in the USA and is immune from crazy alloy prices.

It requires only .5 mm reduction and is cementable.

Gold comes in 1 shade; Bruxzir comes in tooth shades. But like gold, we will keep Bruxzir out of the esthetic zone for the time being.

Dental Wings & envisionTEC Are Here!

Somer is proud to be the only laboratory in central Indiana upgrading our customers to the Dental Wing Optical Scanner (DWOS), DWOS Software and Envisiontec Digital Dental Printing.

Dental Wing Optical Scanner (DWOS) Our premium level 5 Series is a non-contact optical scanning device. The system, with its proven laser triangulation combined to 5 axis of freedom is more versatile and accurate than any other system available today.

DWOS Software modules represent the interface between the design and production environments. Kari, our Digital Technician, uses the scanned die from DWOS to design the perfect coping or full cast crown for the patient’s case.

The Envisiontec RPM (Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing) “prints” the coping in wax with consistency and accuracy superior to anything human eye-hand coordination can achieve. We are looking at perfectly smooth surfaces – no lapping – and high accuracy (± 25 m).

How will you benefit?  

Consistency of Product

and Ease of Patient Delivery!

Never before has any lab enjoyed the ability to provide such accurate restorations at no additional cost to their offices.

Enjoy the consistency and accuracy of Dental Wings and Envisiontec on PFM, Fullcast, emax.Press and Lava Crowns.

For further information, call Kari or Ted at the lab.

 5 Series Scanner

Why Do We Care?

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has honored Professor Ei-ichi Negishi, Purdue University, and 2 other chemists with Nobel prizes for their work with palladium carbon atoms.

“Palladium is a sort of matchmaker. It helps the atoms join hands and form a carbon bond,” said Jeremy Berg, an inorganic chemist by training and Director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.

The lustrous, silvery white metal plays the vital role of catalyst. It sparks a chemical reaction.

Dr. Negishi’s work applies to very sophisticated challenges in chemistry, but we in dentistry have known of and appreciated palladium’s contribution to our cast copings and Captek for many years.

It’s nice to see this work at the Nobel Laureate level relates to something we work with every day.

Congratulations to Dr. Negishi and Purdue University.

Sheila Clancy, CDA, MBA, from Clancy Consulting, spoke to Dental Assistants on Tuesday, March 9, 2010. The presentation was titled “Straight Talk: The Mechanics of Communication and Conflict Resolution.”

Dinner was provided by IDDS and Somer Dental Lab. We met at  the Benco offices on West 74^th Street.

Ms. Clancy pointed out dental care is often stressful for patients and we may not be seeing them at their best. Also, small groups that work together everyday in close proximity can inadvertently generate stress and tension.

Ms. Clancy offered tips on communicating with patients and other staff members. Generally speaking, we covered 3 areas:

1. What skills do you need for effective communication with patients?
2. What approaches are successful when faced with confrontation?
3. How can you achieve “constructive confrontation?”

 Check out Images from the meeting!

Somer Dental Lab will team with Ivoclar Vivadent on Thursday April 1 from 6-8:30 PM at Carmel Hampton Inn for a program on e.max line of restorations. Our focus is primarily e.maxCAD and Press, the 2 materials that have proven themselves to find practical application every day.

You may have noticed the advertising war between 3M’s Lava Zirconia and Ivoclar’s Lithium Disilicate materials.  These were red hot topics at Lab Day in Chicago. This is a great opportunity to hear the Lithium Disilicate story, so please plan to attend.

This program is exclusively for Somer’s current accounts. Call Ted to reserve a place.

Click here for CE and additional info!

Tips and Tricks for Restoring Implants

On Wednesday, March 24, the Indianapolis District Dental Society will sponsor a program for dentists in practice 5 years or less. IDDS has organized this unique opportunity in conjunction with the Association of Indiana Dental Labs.

We will meet at Meridian Hills Country Club for serious snacks and refreshments from 5:30 to 6:30. The program will run from 6:30 to 8:30. 2 hours of CE will be awarded. Admission is $10.

Two speakers are featured. Dwight Rickert, CDT, from Preferred Dental Ceramics will discuss lab communication needs and Larry Sowinski, CDT, Somer Dental Lab, will discuss successful implant restorations.

The meeting promises to be a wonderful opportunity for the newer practitioner to learn from experienced Certified Laboratory Technicians and her or his peers.

Call the Indianapolis District Dental Society to register at 317.471.8131

Mark your calendars for the Somer Winter Technical Meeting Friday, January 22, 2010 at the Carmel Hampton Inn from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Heraeus Kulzer’s national trainer will join us for Dentures A to Z. We’ll be covering impressions, Over Dentures and Ultra Suction. CE will be awarded and breakfast isincluded. There is no fee; the program is offered by Somer and Heraeus Kulzer.

Conventional wisdom is that economic downturns generate denture cases. Certainly our denture department is busier than ever. Take advantage of the economy and pick-up some tips for better dentures. Call Ted to register today!

Many patients are well served with office fabricated night guards. But did you know Brux-eze go through a curing cycle of 3500 psi to 5000 psi at 158o for 8 hours? It is this cycle that guarantees a strong, flexible appliance that will give patients years of service.

What are your opportunities to prescribe lab fabricated night guards? Are night guards consistent with your practice philosophy?

1. Do you believe night guards can protect natural dentition and porcelain?
2. Do you ever see patients with prematurely worn teeth?
3. Do you ever do crowns on worn teeth but still don’t prescribe a night guard?
4. Could night guards be a good idea for all cosmetic cases?

If you would like further information, call Ted at Somer.