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CAD/CAM international magazine of digital dentistry

I meetings _ IDS 2013 _Since the 1980s, digital technology has in- creasingly been used in dentistry. Initially, CAD methods were used in manufacturing glass-ce- ramic inlays and crowns. Later, stereolithography was used to make guides for navigated implan- tation. Today, advances in the development of CAD/CAM have reached just about every aspect of dentistry and caused significant changes in some cases. The state of the art in CAD/CAM will be on display at the International Dental Show (IDS) in Cologne from 12 to 16 March 2013. Whilenoteverythingisdigitalandconventional techniques are certainly still necessary, progress continues to advance at a rapid pace. It is a good idea to become well informed about these latest developments, as this is the only way to determine which innovations are important for one’s own work. AtIDS,dentistswilldiscoverhowthepossibilities of CAD/CAM technologies can optimise daily work intheirpractices,regardlessofwhetherthepractice already uses integrated digital processes or plans to do so in the future. In some cases, dental techni- cians have been benefiting from advancements in CAD/CAMforyears.Asfarastheyareconcerned,the innovations that will be presented at IDS represent anopportunitytoexpandtherangeofservicesthey offer at their own laboratories. 46 I CAD/CAM 4_2012 Digital developments on show at IDS 2013—CAD/CAM technology in the spotlight