Posted April 13, 2021
By Todd Ehrlich
I love Valplast! It is such an amazing material to use as a removal partial denture or as a “flipper.” In my practice, there are very few patients that want to be missing a tooth that is visible in the “smile zone” while they are waiting for their implant to be completed. So, we…
Posted March 7, 2021
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Just playing around with a really cool concept: VR with the Oculus Quest. Working with the team at VHS I am trying to add VR to my online courses. Its easy to teach software or do a Keynote or Powerpoint, but when teaching Digital Dentistry and 3D Printing, its tough to show equipment. A…
Posted January 16, 2021
By Todd Ehrlich
A case presentation for a crown over a root canal. Young girl with a large cavity on her second molar was restored with eMax and Evo Ceram bulk fill. The first molar was restored with a direct composite. Our online education platform is awesome! Hundreds of videos that help your day-to-day…
Posted January 9, 2021
By Todd Ehrlich
There are a lot of misconceptions on the location of the sprue for a restoration that goes through grinding. In my opinion, the “rule of the sprue” is that it should be on the bulkiest part of the restoration and not interfere with the milling (grinding) process. Check out this video that goes…
Posted January 6, 2021
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Pick your battles. Usually this is an statements when dealing with your significant other, but after doing all digital hybrids for the last 3 years I know when to use equipments and techniques, and when to go solo. I have found that if a patient has a lot of ruggae and it’s an upper, I…
Posted December 20, 2020
By Todd Ehrlich
Basically, we are doing “high water” crowns. Meaning: the margins are kept high and dry, while only going cervically when necessary. It goes against the grain with traditional crown preparation styles, but that is based on mechanical resistance and retention forms for PFMs, gold, etc. When bonding in the final restoration at…
Posted October 19, 2020
By Todd Ehrlich
Suprinity by Vita was super-fantastic with this amelogenesis imperfecta case. This was a young woman who always hated her teeth, but has a bigger-than-life personality. Her dad was so sweet to get these for her as a gift. It was emotional for all of us. We broke the case up into three sections…
Posted September 1, 2020
By Brandon O’Donnell
There are things one never forgets from dental school. Two of the things that resonate the most with me are as follows: “You never regret the patient you don’t treat” and “The hardest thing in dentistry is crowning a single central incisor.” The first comment I really take to heart typically after exhausting all effort…
Posted August 10, 2020
By Todd Ehrlich
Not a lot of space and we decided to cantilever a bridge off of the implant. My OMS placed the implant where the most bone was available and had to use a small diameter implant. Because there was no tibase for this, I just used a stock abutment and imaged it like a traditional tooth…
Posted July 15, 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…
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