Welcome
Welcome to Skillbond!
As you navigate our catalogue, I hope you learn more about the qualities that make our company an outstanding provider of essential dental lab services and materials.
We provide service with a human touch. We have earned the trust and respect of our customers for one simple reason—we have great people. They are experts in their fields. They bring a strong service ethos to everything they do. They take pride and ownership in the jobs they do. We bring passion, pride and experience together. At Skillbond, we have earned a reputation for helping our customers to grow by offering the best brands and the newest technology. The customers we support are critical to keeping the UK dental market supplying, as well as making their own services more efficient. By modernising the workflow and supporting traditional healthcare, Skillbond has earned a reputation for delivering products that truly make a difference.
We have a client-first philosophy.
We have only one objective: to ensure our client’s products are delivered by next day with the highest level of capability and assurance, and at the lowest possible cost. Our methodology ensures that vital customer materials are on time and on schedule. Skillbond’s clients come to us with confidence that we have the expertise to take service delivery to the next level of performance.
Exclusivity to dental labs.
Skillbond has provided 48 years of direct & exclusive supply to the Dental lab industry forming great partnerships and continuing our commitment to being your trusted supplier of choice. Providing digital outsourcing & platform for the UK dental lab market with a secure environment. Our global reach means that we can support our clients wherever their needs require. As part of Argen Group, we are able to draw upon the accumulated knowledge of an organisation that has set new standards of excellence in all sectors. We apply the very best international insights to keep our clients at the leading edge.
We live out our values.
Skillbond’s culture is defined by a simple set of corporate values that define how we operate every single day – Trust, Care, Innovation, and Pride. They reflect how we interact with our clients, our colleagues, and our communities. We hold each other accountable for creating a company we can all be proud to work at.
I hope this provides you with a few reasons to get to know Skillbond better. Whether you are a potential customer, an existing business partner, we look forward to finding out how we can work together to bring service to life.
Simon Rich Managing Director Skillbond
SKILLBOND CATALOGUE CONTENTS
DIGITAL 3-24
CAD/CAM EQUIPMENT & MATERIALS 25-52
ALLOYS 53-62
INVESTMENTS 63-70
EQUIPMENT 71-96
INSTRUMENTS 97-104
PORCELAINS 105-126
WAXES 127-136 SUNDRIES 219-238 ROTARIES 137-218
PROSTHETICS 239-278
INDEX 279-282
DIGITAL 3-24
DIGITAL
In this section
Introduction
What we offer and our pricing
3Shape Digital information
Milling blocks, milling machines, 3D printers and liquids
Fixed Crown & Bridge
ARGENZ™ HT+
ArgenZ HT+ zirconia offers 45% more translucency and increased strength over other HT zirconia. It can be used for single units to full arches for frames or full contour.
- Full crowns, copings and up to 14 unit full arch bridges - 1250MPa flexural strength
- 16 VITA shades, White & Bleach
ARGENZ™ HT+ MULTILAYER
ArgenZ HT+ Multilayer zirconia offers high precision, blending technology, shade accuracy, 45% translucency and increased strength over other HT zirconia. It can be used for single units to full arches for frames or full contour.
- Full crowns, copings and up to 14 unit full arch bridges - 1250MPa flexural strength
- 16 VITA shades, White & Bleach
ARGENZ™ ANTERIOR
An exciting alternative to lithium disilicate offering the highest translucency with optimum strength most closely mimicking the natural dentin of the tooth.
- 16 VITA shades, White & Bleach
- 50% translucency
- 750MPa flexural strength
- Single posterior/anterior units & up to 3 unit anterior bridges
ARGENZ™ ULTRA
High strength and opaque properties make it a perfect solution over implants and for posterior restorations. Manufactured in the USA, isostatically pressed and CE compliant.
- 16 VITA shades, White & Bleach
- Available for up to 14 unit full arch bridges
- 1400MPa flexural strength
ARGENZ™ ST MULTILAYER
An exciting alternative to lithium disilicate offering the highest translucency with optimum strength most closely mimicking the natural dentin of the tooth; suitable for anywhere in the mouth, up to three unit bridges including pre-molars.
- 16 VITA Classical shades and 3 Bleach shades
- 50% translucency - 850MPa flexural strength
- Single posterior/anterior units & up to 3 unit anterior bridges
NORITAKE KATANA™
features a multi-layered colour with high levels of translucency. Expect a more natural look with predictable results even when designing highly aesthetic anterior restorations.
- Branded Noritake material
- 2 Different levels of translucency
- Full crowns, veneers, inlays, onlays, 3 anterior bridges and full arches
- Full VITA shade range
- Precision milled full contour
Fixed Crown & Bridge
Ceramics
IVOCLAR IPS e.max CAD
- Veneers, inlays / onlays, partial crowns / full crowns, three-unit bridges
- MO, MT, LT and HT translucency levels
- Full VITA shades
- High-strength lithium disilicate glass-ceramic (LS2) featuring a flexural strength up to 530 MPa
- Excellent esthetics and optional customisation
IVOCLAR IPS e.max PRESS
- Veneers, inlays / onlays, partial crowns / full crowns
- MO, LT and HT - Full VITA shades
- Impulse Shades
- High-strength lithium disilicate glass-ceramic (LS2) featuring a flexural strength up to 530 MPa
- Excellent esthetics and optional customisation
GC INITIAL LISI BLOCK
GC Initial LiSi Block is available in four aesthetic shades and two translucencies, HT and LT. When more characterisation is required, the Initial ceramic line comprises fully synergistic aesthetic solutions. Available in A1, A2, A3 and B1.
- Full Contour, Inlay, Onlay, Veneer
GC CERASMART
Cerasmart is a unique hybrid ceramic for permanent restorations offering strength, wear resistance and balanced fluorescence.
Available in HT and LT translucencies and shades A1, A2, A3, A3.5, B1, BL.
- Full Contour, Inlay, Onlay, Veneer
VITA ENAMIC HYBRID CERAMIC
A dual ceramic-polymer network structure available as mono- and multichromatic types
Available in three translucency levels (T, HT, ST).
Full Contour, Inlays, Onlays, Veneers. Single units only.
COLTENE BRILLIANT CRIOS
BRILLIANT Crios is a reinforced, submicron hybrid composite. Highly aesthetic and easily polished. Brilliant Crios is available in 9 aesthetic shades and two translucencies, HT and LT.
Shades A1, A2, A3, A3.5, B1, B2, B3, C2 and BL.
Full Contour, Inlays, Onlays, Veneers. Single units only.
Fixed Crown & Bridge
ARGENT TEMPS
Milled PMMA designed specifically for high quality Temporary crowns and bridges Copings, Full crowns and bridges up to 14 units.
Multi Layer or Monochromatic, A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, BL. Milled radio-opaque PMMA available. Minimal residual monomer content, low water absorption.
ARGENW WAX
High quality wax milled to perfect precision in 5 axis milling machines using up to 0.3mm burs for precise occlusal carving. Burns out without residue, tag number engraved on internal surface. Available from single units up to 14 unit bridges.
High quality printed wax material, using the latest 3D printing technology. Burns out easily, with no residue, tag number engraved on internal surface.
Removables
Full Dentures, Trays, Try-Ins
arrive complete, ready for finishing and polishing as required.
Available for Full Arches in 4 shades of base and 6 shades of teeth - Original Pink, Light Pink, Reddish Pink, Dark Pink and A1, A2, A3, A3.5, B1, B2.
DENTSPLY LUCITONE DENTURES
3D Printed Dentures incl. Teeth from your design are manufactured in our Carbon Printed using the highest grade Lucitone materials available. Dentures arrive ready to polish, finish and final fit. Available in 5 base shades and 5 tooth shades –Original, Light Reddish, Dark Reddish, Light and Opaque. A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, BL3.
IVOCLAR IVOTION DENTURES
Manufactured using the very highest quality Ivoclar PMMA materials.
Available for both Full Arch and Partials in shades – Ivotion Pink V, Preference, A1, A2, A3. Ivotion Base and Ivotion Dent teeth materials. Ivotion Base Pink, Pink V, Preference, 34V. Ivotion Dent & Multi A1, A2, A3, A3.5, B1,B3, C2, D3, BL3.
SKILLBOND PRINTED SPECIAL TRAYS
3D printed from your design, our Special Trays are produced in a transparent colour, using the latest materials and latest Carbon printer technology.
SKILLBOND PRINTED TRY-INS
Printed from your design, our Try-Ins are produced using the latest 3D Printed resins available in one shade only.
SLM CHROME PARTIALS
Combining Selective Laser Melting with a high quality, fine particle CoCr alloy, Skillbond offer a high quality product with outstanding fatigue tolerance, precision and consistency.
Frameworks can be supplied either highly polished and ready for acrylic and teeth application or unfinished.
Milled Denture Base using the very highest quality Ivoclar PMMA materials. Available in Ivotion Pink V, Preference and 34V.
Dent & Multi A1,
MYERSON DENTIVERA PARTIALS
performance polymer that reduces the need for uncomfortable, unappealing metal RPDs. Milled from Dentivera™ milling discs, RPDs made from Ultaire™ AKP diminish the all-toocommon pain points of metal for labs, dentists and patients alike.
MYERSON DURACETAL PARTIALS
Myerson DuraCetal is a pure, highly crystalline acetal copolymer resin.
DuraCetal is an ideal, lightweight alternative to partial Cobalt Chrome denture frameworks. Available in 5 VITA shades: A1, A2, A3.5, B1 & G2 (bleach shade) and the new Pink 1 shade.
MYERSON VISICLEAR & DURAFLEX PARTIALS
Myerson’s state of the art Thermoplastic, nylon free, repairable flexible dentures are completely tried and tested, with over 30 years clinical and laboratory use. Now uniquely this material can be offered within the digital workflow. 2 materials are available- Visiclear Semi translucent and Duraflex in 3 Shades of pink –Pink, Medium Pink, Tissue Tone Pink.
Ivotion
A2, A3, A3.5, B1,B3, C2, D3, BL3.