Posted July 8, 2020
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Here is another case, which turned out great (INMHO) that was a little tougher than the last at Implant Pathway. As I’ve posted before Implant Pathway is a teaching center in Tempe, AZ that works with New Horizons a non profit that delivers dentistry at low or no cost to the needy. I teach…
Posted May 18, 2020
By Todd Ehrlich
Ho hum…. Just a couple of partial coverage restorations… Nothing fancy like a mouthful of veneers. Just plain ‘ol restorations. Or, are they? I think they are EXCITING! I love saving tooth structure and keeping the “parts” that are still doing great! Why cut them down when you have a CEREC system? You can…
Posted April 6, 2020
By Todd Ehrlich
I’ve completed many veneer cases, and most likely the patient is hesitant about the cost and how many. Rightfully so. Veneers can be quite expensive. If you’ve read any of my other posts, or follow me on FB, you know that I’m already “aggressively conservative.” I try to save tooth structure,…
Posted April 1, 2020
By Brandon O’Donnell
Have you ever asked yourself what the heck is happening when you are scanning for a digital impression? It’s a really cool process so let’s take a look! The CEREC Primescan is the most up to date camera on the market and the flagship of the Dentsply Sirona CAD/CAM arsenal. As we pass the…
Posted March 5, 2020
By Todd Ehrlich
Ooops…. A really informative video that Cindy and I made, er, a couple of years ago. I never posted here! 🙂 We discuss and SHOW how your occlusal surfaces can greatly differ with BioCopy and Buccal Bite Biogeneric. Although an older software, the Biogeneric calculation still does the same in today’s Omnicam and PrimeScan…
Posted February 26, 2020
By August de Oliveira, DDS
This case is one of my favorites for a ton of reasons. This is my first case at my new home for digital awesomeness, Implant Pathway! Implant Pathway is part of a non profit clinic, New Horizon which serves the less fortunate. This case and a number of others were done free of charge…
Posted February 18, 2020
By Todd Ehrlich
Don Cornell from Jensen Dental and I discuss the latest in their characterization system: MiYo. It has a glaze component with colors that truly give you: WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get.) The colors are formulated in a way that you do not see any significant chroma loss, or increase after firing. …
Posted February 18, 2020
By Todd Ehrlich
We discuss the PrimeMill from DentsplySirona and the pros and cons for 4-axis and 5-axis milling strategies. What is optimal for a dental office is not necessarily what a dental lab technician would want with milling.
Posted February 18, 2020
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Here is a case where I got to play with a few toys in my office. Patient needed an implant on #15, Legacy 5.2 by 10. Planned with CEREC Guide 2 and converted to STL with the help of Frankie Acosta. Printed in Surgical Guide resin on the Sprintray Pro. Contour healer placed…
Posted January 31, 2020
By Brandon O’Donnell
A 38 YO male patient came into the office with a chief complaint of “I would like my front teeth fixed and I heard you could do it in one day”. When hearing that, the pressure is on! After an initial evaluation, it became apparent he had not been to the dentist in a while.…