Kastle Mills Launches NEW 3Shape Ortho CAD/CAM Solution

Moving into the age of digital orthodontics The question is not any longer if CAD/CAM will endure in the orthodontic industry, but rather when you will begin to take advantage of it. Digital study models are only the first step. Once generated and used with analysis, CAD files can be additionally applied for cost efficient and high quality manufacturing of orthodontic appliances.

All digital orthodontic workflows 3Shape is celebrated worldwide for its user-acclaimed solution: Dental System™ and proven functionalities for integrated communication, model making, CAD-design and manufacturing machine interfacing. 3Shape now brings this 3D expertise to the orthodontics industry and envisions an all-digital orthodontic workflow, starting with digital impression-taking, and ending with appliance manufacturing.

Kastle Mills is now deploying New business opportunities CAD/CAM allows orthodontic dental labs to extend the scope of their services and increase customer loyalty. Labs can additionally offer manufacturing of digital study models and 3D-based appliances using rapid manufacturing equipment.

Kastle Mills is now to offer 3Shape Ortho solutions for our customers in Canada! Offering support and training now in Canada – do you need a custom solution? We now offer 3rd party software integration from Kastle Mills – see Konnect your devices! Call us for details


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Kastle Mills new Youtube site deploying cutting edge design videos by our 3Shape certified trainers

Kastle Mills launches the new youtube site for class leading 3Shape Videos for our customers.

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Kastle Mills Printed Surgical Guides

Ask Kastle Mills how to print 3Shape surgical guides with the new 2013 3Shape software – coming soon!

If you’ve ever had the pleasure of a dental implant then you may know that dentists use a surgical guide that precisely fits the shape of the mouth and gums to ensure the drill is exactly aligned over the right spot. A miss of even a millimeter can be critical – especially with the various arteries and veins nearby. Traditionally, each custom guide is made by hand – a time consuming and not always accurate process.

3D Printed Surgical Guides| AB Dental & Object

With 3D printing this is now all changing. Now provide your dental clients with highly accurate 3D printed surgical guides, produced it with an in-house Objet machine from a digital scan of the patient’s mouth. The video above tells the whole story and is an excellent testimonial to the precision, reliability and office-compatibility of Objet’s 3D printers and also provides a nice look at Objet’s new bio-compatible transparent material.

This video is essential viewing for any dental lab looking to efficiently grow their client base and provide a superior service to their dentist clients.

At Kastle Mills we distribute, promote and drive digital dentistry in Canada with today’s leading technology and software solutions. An education hub for dentists and dental labs, we empower owners with advanced education for digital workflow, change management consulting and digital impression taking devices for increased productivity and revenue. www.kastlemills.com



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Bisphosphate nano coating improves fixation of metal dental implants in bone

Millions of people have bad teeth replaced with implants. Often following the procedure, they are unable to chew food for up to six months, until the implant has become fixated in the bone. Now, for the first time, a drug coating that has been tested on humans allows titanium screws to adhere to the bone better and faster. The Linköping researchers behind the method report that the results are good.
The study, led by Per Aspenberg, professor of orthopaedic surgery at Linköping University, is published in the journal Bone and was highlighted in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
The implants are screwed into the jawbone and provide purchase for artificial teeth. Using current technology, it may take four to six months before the bone surrounding the screw has healed and is strong enough so the patient can begin to benefit from surgery.
The coating, developed at Linköping University in Sweden, consists of a nanometre-thin layer of protein that attaches to the metal surface. Attached to the protein is a drug belonging to the bisphosphonates, usually used to treat osteoporosis. Several animal studies have shown that this method allows the bone surrounding the implant to rapidly become denser and stronger.
Now, for the first time, this method has been tested on humans. 16 patients each received two implants; one normal and a similar surface-treated implant as described above. Neither the patient nor the dental surgeon knew which was which. After six months it was noted that for 15 of the 16 patients the treated screw was markedly much better established. Already after two months X-ray images showed positive changes adjacent to the treated screws. No complications occurred.
“It is the first time ever anyone has succeeded in reinforcing the bone around an implant with localised medication”, says Per Aspenberg, professor of orthopaedics, who devised the method of using bisphosphonates in this way.
Pentti Tengvall, professor of biomaterials, developed the method of adhering the drug to the screw and the study was conducted by Jahan Abtahi, specialist MD and PhD, supported by Per Aspenberg. Addbio AB is a Linköping based company now working on commercializing the surface treatment for different types of implants in bone.

Article: A bisphosphonate-coating improves the fixation of metal implants in human bone. A randomized trial of dental implants by Jahan Abtahi, Pentti Tengvall and Per Aspenberg. The journal Bone (in press), published online 10 February 2012.

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Nine Things, Successful People Do Differently

Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? If you aren’t sure, you are far from alone in your confusion. It turns out that even brilliant, highly accomplished people are pretty lousy when it comes to understanding why they succeed or fail. The intuitive answer — that you are born predisposed to certain talents and lacking in others — is really just one small piece of the puzzle. In fact, decades of research on achievement suggests that successful people reach their goals not simply because of who they are, but more often because of what they do.

1. Get specific. When you set yourself a goal, try to be as specific as possible. “Lose 5 pounds” is a better goal than “lose some weight,” because it gives you a clear idea of what success looks like. Knowing exactly what you want to achieve keeps you motivated until you get there. Also, think about the specific actions that need to be taken to reach your goal. Just promising you’ll “eat less” or “sleep more” is too vague — be clear and precise. “I’ll be in bed by 10pm on weeknights” leaves no room for doubt about what you need to do, and whether or not you’ve actually done it.

2. Seize the moment to act on your goals. Given how busy most of us are, and how many goals we are juggling at once, it’s not surprising that we routinely miss opportunities to act on a goal because we simply fail to notice them. Did you really have no time to work out today? No chance at any point to return that phone call? Achieving your goal means grabbing hold of these opportunities before they slip through your fingers.

To seize the moment, decide when and where you will take each action you want to take, in advance. Again, be as specific as possible (e.g., “If it’s Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, I’ll work out for 30 minutes before work.”) Studies show that this kind of planning will help your brain to detect and seize the opportunity when it arises, increasing your chances of success by roughly 300%.

3. Know exactly how far you have left to go. Achieving any goal also requires honest and regular monitoring of your progress — if not by others, then by you yourself. If you don’t know how well you are doing, you can’t adjust your behavior or your strategies accordingly. Check your progress frequently — weekly, or even daily, depending on the goal.

4. Be a realistic optimist. When you are setting a goal, by all means engage in lots of positive thinking about how likely you are to achieve it. Believing in your ability to succeed is enormously helpful for creating and sustaining your motivation. But whatever you do, don’t underestimate how difficult it will be to reach your goal. Most goals worth achieving require time, planning, effort, and persistence. Studies show that thinking things will come to you easily and effortlessly leaves you ill-prepared for the journey ahead, and significantly increases the odds of failure.

5. Focus on getting better, rather than being good. Believing you have the ability to reach your goals is important, but so is believing you can get the ability. Many of us believe that our intelligence, our personality, and our physical aptitudes are fixed — that no matter what we do, we won’t improve. As a result, we focus on goals that are all about proving ourselves, rather than developing and acquiring new skills. Fortunately, decades of research suggest that the belief in fixed ability is completely wrong — abilities of all kinds are profoundly malleable. Embracing the fact that you can change will allow you to make better choices, and reach your fullest potential. People whose goals are about getting better, rather than being good, take difficulty in stride, and appreciate the journey as much as the destination.

6. Have grit. Grit is a willingness to commit to long-term goals, and to persist in the face of difficulty. Studies show that gritty people obtain more education in their lifetime, and earn higher college GPAs. Grit predicts which cadets will stick out their first grueling year at West Point. In fact, grit even predicts which round contestants will make it to at the Scripps National Spelling Bee. The good news is, if you aren’t particularly gritty now, there is something you can do about it. People who lack grit more often than not believe that they just don’t have the innate abilities successful people have. If that describes your own thinking …. well, there’s no way to put this nicely: you are wrong. As I mentioned earlier, effort, planning, persistence, and good strategies are what it really takes to succeed. Embracing this knowledge will not only help you see yourself and your goals more accurately, but also do wonders for your grit.

7. Build your willpower muscle. Your self-control “muscle” is just like the other muscles in your body — when it doesn’t get much exercise, it becomes weaker over time. But when you give it regular workouts by putting it to good use, it will grow stronger and stronger, and better able to help you successfully reach your goals. To build willpower, take on a challenge that requires you to do something you’d honestly rather not do. Give up high-fat snacks, do 100 sit-ups a day, stand up straight when you catch yourself slouching, try to learn a new skill. When you find yourself wanting to give in, give up, or just not bother — don’t. Start with just one activity, and make a plan for how you will deal with troubles when they occur (“If I have a craving for a snack, I will eat one piece of fresh or three pieces of dried fruit.”) It will be hard in the beginning, but it will get easier, and that’s the whole point. As your strength grows, you can take on more challenges and step-up your self-control workout.

8. Don’t tempt fate. No matter how strong your willpower muscle becomes, it’s important to always respect the fact that it is limited, and if you overtax it you will temporarily run out of steam. Don’t try to take on two challenging tasks at once, if you can help it (like quitting smoking and dieting at the same time). And don’t put yourself in harm’s way — many people are overly-confident in their ability to resist temptation, and as a result they put themselves in situations where temptations abound. Successful people know not to make reaching a goal harder than it already is.


9. Focus on what you will do, not what you won’t do. Do you want to successfully lose weight, quit smoking, or put a lid on your bad temper? Then plan how you will replace bad habits with good ones, rather than focusing only on the bad habits themselves. Research on thought suppression (e.g., “Don’t think about white bears!”) has shown that trying to avoid a thought makes it even more active in your mind. The same holds true when it comes to behavior — by trying not to engage in a bad habit, our habits get strengthened rather than broken.

If you want to change your ways, ask yourself, What will I do instead? For example, if you are trying to gain control of your temper and stop flying off the handle, you might make a plan like “If I am starting to feel angry, then I will take three deep breaths to calm down.” By using deep breathing as a replacement for giving in to your anger, your bad habit will get worn away over time until it disappears completely.

It is my hope that, after reading about the nine things successful people do differently, you have gained some insight into all the things you have been doing right all along. Even more important, I hope are able to identify the mistakes that have derailed you, and use that knowledge to your advantage from now on. Remember, you don’t need to become a different person to become a more successful one. It’s never what you are, but what you do.

Heidi Grant Halvorson, Ph.D. is a motivational psychologist (Thanks to HBR)

At Kastle Mills we distribute, promote and drive digital dentistry in Canada with today’s leading technology and software solutions. An education hub for dentists and dental labs, we empower owners with advanced education for digital workflow, change management consulting and digital impression taking devices for increased productivity and revenue. www.kastlemills.com

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3Shape Trios Intraoral Scanner

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At Kastle Mills we distribute, promote and drive digital dentistry in Canada with today’s leading technology and software solutions. An education hub for dentists and dental labs, we empower owners with advanced education for digital workflow, change management consulting and digital impression taking devices for increased productivity and revenue. www.kastlemills.com

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Kastle Mills 3Shape 3Shape Ortho from D700

Kastle Mills has launched the new R700 and D700 dental scanners for 3Shape Ortho
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