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Dr Mirela Feraru and Prof. Dr Nitzan Bichacho from Israel show that it can be done: International collaboration on clinical cases is no longer a problem. Together with dental technician Stefano Inglese from Italy, they have successfully solved a very demanding clinical case – across borders and beyond language barriers.

Digital methods are revolutionizing dentistry. They are offering dental professionals new ways of analyzing dental occlusion, for example, by visualizing jaw movements in real time. Furthermore, digital technologies are bringing together fields that had little to do with each other in the past. Consequently, dentistry has become an interesting field for mathematicians and computer scientists such as Dr Sebastian Ruge from Greifswald (Germany). Read his story.

Do you work with laboratory composites? Today, they can be processed on a wide range of modern materials, such as zirconium oxide, PEEK and can also be used conventionally on all metals. In addition, they allow you to create esthetically pleasing results. It’s high time to acknowledge this material, which until now has generally played a more background role.

Dr Mark Bowes from South Africa recently toured several countries in Europe. On this trip he paid a visit to Ivoclar Vivadent AG in the picturesque Principality of Liechtenstein. We took this opportunity to ask him a few questions. Read what Dr Bowes has to say about minimally invasive dentistry, precise planning and the emotional benefits of dentistry. Find out what trends he predicts in dentistry in the following interview. Six questions for Dr Mark Bowes, owner of a private dental practice in Cape Town, South Africa

A growing number of dentists and dental technicians are using zirconium oxide to fashion their restorations. This brings up the question of how to place and cement these restorations efficiently.

Digital methods are revolutionizing dentistry. They are offering dental professionals new ways of analyzing dental occlusion, for example, by visualizing jaw movements in real time. Furthermore, digital technologies are bringing together fields that had little to do with each other in the past. Consequently, dentistry has become an interesting field for mathematicians and computer scientists such as Dr Sebastian Ruge from Greifswald (Germany). Read his story.