Posted November 7, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
Cindy and I discuss our new discovery from Harvest Dental: the Fusion Kolinsky Brushes! They are amazing. High quality fibers from the coveted Kolinsky sable (actually from the weasel family.) These brushes also have an amazing ergonomic metal handle. The best part is that the ends are magnetic connections so you can switch out, or…
Posted October 31, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
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…
Posted October 26, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
What you leave behind is really what matters in the long run. eMax CAD has proven to be the “sweet spot” of dental ceramics with it’ excellent esthetics, strength, and longevity. Combine it with CEREC and you have an amazing way to restore teeth: a great material with a great one-visit process. This crown was…
Posted October 25, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
One really cool feature about Galileos and other CBCT machines is that you don’t have to scan just humans, you can scan stuff and 3D print them! There are a few things you need. First, you need the “Scan Can”. If you are a Galileos Comfort Plus owner you get it for free. If not…
Posted October 23, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
We took our show on the road and visited the 2017 ADA National Meeting. We were happy to have our great friend, Dr. Lane Barker, assist us with highlighting CEREC cad/cam technology. Cindy was our patient and we performed multiple demonstrations on stage in the Live Operatory Center in the convention hall. I’ve personally…
Posted October 23, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
We have the ability to customize a lot of things with our milled restorations, but what are the parameters that really matter? There really are only THREE parameters for Cerec crowns: Spacer Occlusal Milling Offset Margin Thickness In this video I discuss their importance and some recommendations for their values. While there are many…
Posted October 19, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
So I just got the Asiga Max printer to review and I have to say, this is a nice printer! The Asiga Max has a build plate that can fit about two models at a time with an XY resolution of about 67 microns which is certainly accurate enough for dies, and pretty much…
Posted September 28, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Working on the last few chapters of Dental 3D Printing Made Easy and just wanted to share a link to download a few pages on making Night Guards wither with a 3D printed model or a Drufromat. If you want to learn hands on you can come to our course in Austin Oct 20 and…
Posted September 24, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
The initial proposal for a CEREC hybrid implant abutment is usually a bit “troublesome” to say the least. In my opinion, there are too many calculations going on, like gingival pressure, etc. I wish the calculation made a straight flat surface from the margin of the TiBase to the height of contour. Yes, it would…
Posted September 21, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
We’ve all been there! You get through your scans, and design, only to discover that the SETUP was not done correctly! Don’t ever make the mistake of saying it is a TiBase when using a ScanPost, or vice-versa! We review what we consider important strategies for setting up the CEREC implant abutment or…
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