Ol’ Yeller Geller: CEREC 3D Printed Temporaries and Removable Dies on Geller Model

One thing that is really exciting about 3D Printing these days is the ability to print out temporaries and also, to get removable dies really easily.  NextDent C and B resin is an FDA approved composite that is unfortunately only available in the US in shade A3.5!  A Geller Model is a 3D Printed model that has removable dies and does not need pindexing.  I scanned the model in CEREC Ortho to get the double buccal bite and took the exported STLs into ExoCAD to make the models and dies.  Although not perfect, ExoCAD has a model detecting system, or you can manually mark your margins.

With literally a few mouse clicks, ExoCAD separates the dies and closed the model base.  ExoCAD will then direct you to a file where all the model and restoration STLs are kept.  I had to tag team printers as you can’t print in two materials with resin printers.  Form 2 with Gray #3 was used for the models and the temps with printed on the Moonray using NextDent’s C and B.  I could have really printed this fast at 100 microns, as its just a temp, but wanted to test the fit at 50.  Still an hour and a half isn’t bad.

Supports were removed using a Ceramic Acrylic bur from Axis. You can see how the dies are removed.  This is really cool!  Working on mounting systems as you read this!!

Should I buy the Form 2 or the Moonray?  Test them both at my next Dental 3D Printing Party in Vegas jan 19 and 20!!  Redister Below!!

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