Unveiling the Excellence of PMMA
With the widespread adoption of digital dentistry, precision and efficiency across the entire workflow—from intraoral scanning and CAD design to CAM processing—continue to improve. As digital production standards rise, dental laboratories and milling centers are becoming increasingly selective and professional in choosing materials and equipment. Among the many machinable materials, PMMA stands out for its user-friendly milling properties, stable performance, and excellent cost-effectiveness, making it one of the core materials for temporary crowns, try-in dentures, and other types of restorations. It has become a standard choice in nearly all digital milling centers and dental labs.
When processed with four-axis or five-axis dental milling machines, PMMA’s unique combination of toughness and balanced hardness ensures exceptionally smooth machining, enabling consistently stable cutting performance. Its material characteristics effectively reduce bur wear, allowing burs to maintain sharp edges and smooth surfaces even at high speeds. This significantly improves machining quality and enhances overall CAD/CAM processing efficiency. For laboratories that require fast turnaround and high productivity, the predictable performance of PMMA discs and multilayer blocks helps minimize remakes and waste, while greatly optimizing the production workflow.
In recent years, multilayer gradient PMMA has seen remarkable improvements in color, translucency, and natural shade transition. This allows temporary restorations to closely resemble the final prosthesis, making patient communication in the clinic more efficient and persuasive. At the same time, PMMA provides excellent biocompatibility and wearing comfort, ensuring that patients maintain a natural appearance and stable functionality while waiting for their final restorations.
As digital dentistry continues to advance rapidly, selecting high-quality PMMA materials—paired with reliable dental milling machines, professional milling burs, and optimized CAM strategies—not only boosts production efficiency but also strengthens the core competitiveness of any laboratory. Starting with a dependable PMMA disc is the most direct and effective way to elevate your digital workflow.
