Get Your Nerd On With Paul "The Science Guy"

The most used material on the fixed side of our industry is Zirconia. Introduced in the mid-2000's, it has taken over as the "go to" restoration in dentistry. But what exactly is Zirconia? How does it get from the earth into a mill?

Tune into this week's Voices from the Bench podcast to hear from the one and only Paul Cascone, SVP of R&D at The Argen Corporation. Paul comes on to tell us a little about alloys and a lot about zirconia: where it comes from, how it’s processed, how they get the shades, and what is next for this super popular product in our industry. Prepare to get your nerd on.

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About Paul:

Paul Cascone, BE MetE, MS, is SVP of R&D at The Argen Corporation. He’s developed numerous dental alloy products and applied dental metallurgy to the laser-selective-melting process, enabling alloys to be a part of the digital world. He holds patents on dental alloys, materials and processes and has published articles on alloy development, metal-ceramic bonding, computer modeling of material systems and computer simulation material processes.