Glidewell

What it does

Glidewell is one of the largest dental laboratories in the world and a significant digital dentistry company. Its in-office milling system (the Glidewell IO system powered by Planmeca) enables practices to design and mill same-day crowns and restorations. Glidewell also operates as a full-service dental lab, offering digital impression submission for high-quality lab-fabricated restorations. The company's BruxZir zirconia brand is one of the most widely used crown materials in the US.

Considerations

Glidewell serves both as a lab (no hardware required) and as an in-office milling system vendor. Practices should decide whether in-office milling or lab submission is the better workflow before engaging. In-office milling requires significant capital and ongoing materials cost.

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Core features

• In-office CAD/CAM milling system
• Digital lab submission workflow
• BruxZir zirconia crowns
• Same-day restoration capability
• Full-service dental lab
• Digital impression processing

Practice size fit

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