Posted April 18, 2019
By Todd Ehrlich
One of the big advancements in CAD/CAM dentistry materials was the launch of the Multiblock from Ivoclar Vivadent in 2007. It was from their very popular line of Empress CAD blocks and pressed material. They were able to make a block with a varying degree of translucency. The shade stayed the same, but translucency increased. …
Posted April 18, 2019
By August de Oliveira, DDS
If you have been seeing anything that I have posted over the last few weeks you may have picked up that I have been doing some volunteer days at a clinic located in a homeless shelter in Phoenix called Brighterway. Brighterway delivers dentistry to the homeless, low income Vets and the working poor. I have…
Posted April 9, 2019
By August de Oliveira, DDS
I know a lot of people that really like ‘Screw-mentable” restorations. I just feel like a moron saying “Screw-mentable.” But in a nutshell, in implants we have cemented restorations, with the drawback of having to clean up cement sub gingival. On the flip side with have screw retained crowns, no cement, but if we have…
Posted April 8, 2019
By Todd Ehrlich
The Katana block from Kuraray has become very popular in the cad/cam world. Now, they are making full contour zirconia even faster with their 18 minute sintering cycle through DentsplySirona’s SpeedFire furnace. The fastest translucent zirconia in the market. August discusses with Manabu Suzuki from Kuraray.
Posted April 3, 2019
By August de Oliveira, DDS
With places like Smile Direct Club and Candid, more and more of us are printing out own aligners. Lots of companies now that can design for you from $240 to about $450. Well how does $150 sound? Full Contour is a design group that caters to labs. They have been big on the crown and…
When you think of deadliest jobs many people immediately think of crab fishing in Alaska or being on a ship in Alaska period. The men and women who work in Alaska fishing and shipping do have jobs that are unforgiving when a mistake is made. However, we should all be aware of our surroundings because…
Posted March 6, 2019
By August de Oliveira, DDS
I’ve been really bad about posting clinical cases lately. I have always been a “show what my day to day was”, kinda Facebook poster. Just lately, nothing super cool has rolled around my ops. Then all of a sudden, I have a flood of things, that at least I, think are cool. Enter TruAbutment. Tru…
Posted March 5, 2019
By Todd Ehrlich
I love the simplicity of digital dentistry. It has the ability to take out so many variables, and make life easier. With the launch of the PrimeScan from DentsplySirona, I imagine that you’re seeing all sorts of full arch cases! Great! But, that isn’t what the vast majority of the use is. It is still…
Posted February 11, 2019
By Todd Ehrlich
I review the overall look and workflow of the Prime Scan and CEREC 5.0 combination. The workflow is greatly reduced because more data allows many applications to become automated. I will do a more detailed review in upcoming videos. This is a good overview of the two working together.
Posted February 4, 2019
By Todd Ehrlich
Dentsply Sirona has done it yet again. The Prime Scan is the fastest most accurate intra oral scanner to date. With new scanning technology, it is the ultimate in scanning. I review the entire process in this short video.