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We see signs that the economy is stabilizing. More so, it was the perception that gold was too risky. In fact, with the help of The Argen Corporation, we have controlled our costs better than ever before. What historically was an opportunity for Captek became a liability, but not because we couldn’t control our costs. Yet, during the past two years, gold moved up and down with economic confidence. Unstable precious metals markets have historically been a benefit to Captek sales. We will continue with this strategy in 2012 and balance it with more support from top clinicians and more cooperative marketing initiatives with our quality and committed Captek Certified Lab Partners.Ġ4 With the price of precious metals continuing to increase, how can labs make Captek an attractive option for their dentists? We started repositioning Captek ads with the large clinical books last April. Our strategy since mid-2011 has been to reconnect with clinicians through journal ads, articles and lectures. Yet, we have found that when dentists understand the benefits of Captek, such as how it solves so many clinical situations and how healthy and esthetic restorations can be when produced by a quality Captek Certified Lab, they absolutely prescribe more and more Captek. Metal-free options that can be automated are very attractive to labs these days.

The Captek system has really been completely updated and improved during the past five years and is stronger, more cost effective and more technician friendly.Ġ3 How do you keep Captek front and center for dentists and technicians as all-ceramic restorations gain marketshare? In addition to the Nano Captek materials, refinements include wider firing parameters, better build-up materials, improved methods for collars and porcelain support and a tougher ceramic/composite bonder.įor bridges, the new Inconnect ® bridge connection method replaces a two-material technique with one, superior material. The Nano Captek materials account for 98 percent of our sales now. Because of the increased stiffness, the new Captek materials are easier to handle and finish. This allows for thinner yet stronger copings and bridges, with less gold.

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The Nano series incorporates 100 percent more hard particles to strengthen the gold. To start, the basic material was re-engineered in 2007 to incorporate Nano particles. The basic technology of a high-purity gold that is internally reinforced by hard, stable particles of platinum and palladium is still the same, yet almost every process within the Captek system has been vastly improved and refined. So yes, I believe Captek fills a unique and important position within the restorative options that are available today.Ġ2 How has the Captek product line changed over the years? In today’s world of shorter and shorter product cycles, this is an amazing achievement. There have been many variations of high-purity gold in sintered, plated or cast forms over the years and there have been numerous versions of pressed and milled ceramic for that matter, yet Captek has thrived for two decades. Itzhak Shoher and Aharon Whiteman, the co-inventors, developed Captek with their own patients in mind and clearly understood how important a thin, warmly colored, bio-friendly core was to long-term clinical success. What influenced me so dramatically with Captek have been the positive results we witness with patients over time and how this material fits so many important clinical needs needs, in my opinion, that could not be met as effectively by other options.ĭr. I am eternally grateful to the great companies, technicians and dentists I worked with and learned from. I was fortunate to be exposed to high-quality metal ceramics and metal-free alternatives early in my career. The Captek metal-composite technology has fascinated me for close to 20 years.

01 Do you think of Captek crowns and bridges as PFM restorations, or do they belong to a category all to themselves?

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