The Zirconia Trade-Off: Can Digital Dentistry Finally Match a Master Ceramist?

Dandy's Head of R&D, Kenn Butler sits down with practicing dentists Dr. Delaney Spaulding, Dr. Joi Walls, and Dr. Frederick Solomon to talk about a trade-off that's shaped fixed restorations for decades: the beautiful crown vs. the strong one, the aesthetic lab vs. the reliable one. 0:00 – The trade-off nobody's solved 2:00 – How doctors actually pick materials chairside 8:00 – Strength, fractures, and where zirconia gets pushed 13:00 – What "looking natural" really takes 19:00 – Life after switching to digital 24:00 – The cost of a beautiful crown 28:00 – Three crowns, side by side 32:00 – What changes if the trade-off disappears 35:00 – "The standard of care shouldn't be outpriced"