3M ESPE to Expand Lava™ Network to More Labs
Network will include Dental Wings and 3Shape customers
ST. PAUL, Minn. – (Feb. 27, 2010) – 3M ESPE announces new collaborations with 3Shape and Dental Wings that will give laboratories more flexibility in material and workflow options. This partnership will eventually provide 3Shape and Dental Wings customers the ability to access Lava™ Zirconia through the network of Authorized Lava™ Milling Centers. Additionally, dentists with the Lava™ Chairside Oral Scanner C.O.S. will be able to send their scans to 3Shape and Dental Wings laboratories, accessing a greater variety of CAD/CAM materials.
“With this expansion of the Lava™ Network, laboratories will have more options than ever before in how they manage workflows and select materials,” said Mark Farmer, general manager of the 3M digital oral care department. “The outstanding accuracy of the Lava C.O.S. will be applied in the creation of various CAD/CAM restorations, and Lava zirconia will be accessible for users of 3Shape and Dental Wings scanners.”
3M ESPE will continue validating workflows and anticipates the D640 and the D700 series scanners from 3Shape and the 5 Series scanner from Dental Wings will meet the required specifications. An additional software module will be required for these scanners to join the Lava Network and is targeted for release later in the year. For availability, 3Shape and Dental Wings users should contact their distributor.
For more information visit www.3MESPE.com or call 1-800-634-2249.
3M ESPE manufactures and markets more than 2,000 products and services designed to help dental professionals improve their patients' oral health care. 3M Health Care, one of 3M’s six major business segments, provides world-class innovative products and services to help health care professionals improve the practice and delivery of patient care in medical, oral care, drug delivery and health information markets. The recently created 3M Digital Oral Care Department, part of the 3M ESPE Division, aims to accelerate and strengthen 3M’s efforts to lead the digital transformation that is occurring in oral care. For more information on the complete 3M ESPE line of dental products visit the 3M ESPE Web site at www.3MESPE.com or call the 3M ESPE Technical Hotline at 1-800-634-2249. Products are available for purchase through authorized 3M ESPE distributors.
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