Posted March 25, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
August and I spent hours researching and exploring the current options in dental printing. We kept our focus to what doctors may want in their offices. Because of this, we were really focused on price, ease of use, and the printing options. Have a Kolsch beer with us! 🙂 Our online…
Posted March 24, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
August de Oliveira knows a few things about dental 3D printing. He discusses the pros with Envisiontec at the 2017 IDS in Cologne, Germany. Our online education platform is awesome! Hundreds of videos that help your day-to-day use of CEREC! Works directly through your Apple or Android devices!
Posted March 21, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
I am super excited at the announcement by the DENTSPLY Sirona folks at the IDS that, in version 4.5 we will have the ability to export CEREC models in the opensource file format STL and 3D print!! Watch the video and follow along with files and a PDF at: https://spaces.hightail.com/space/2XV3B
Posted March 16, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
3D Printing with CEREC has so many cool applications! I do about 10 nightguards a month so figuring out how to print them from a CEREC scan is huge for me. The first step is to scan the patient in CEREC Ortho. You want the patient to be biting on a leaf gauge in centric…
Posted March 14, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
August and I will be lecturing at the Mastering Digital Dentistry Symposium in Dallas on March 31, 2017. It will be held at the Frisco Embassy Suites Conference Center. Lots of other break out sessions including stain and glaze for dental assistants and introduction to CAD/CAM dentistry for those looking to incorporate it…
Posted March 14, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Here is another CEREC Ortho to STL conversion via Doral Dental Lab and Inlab. This patient did not like her spaces and was OK with minimizing them and then doing some bonding or veneers later. Scanned in CEREC Ortho with powder and converted in InLab via connect. Checked in Meshmixer. NOTE: you do not have…
Posted March 12, 2017
By Bill Claytor, DDS
“Only 20%-Really?” Dear Dr. Bill: I rarely use Sirona Connect because I don’t feel like I get a good restoration fit, especially with bridges. I usually just take a traditional polyvinyl siloxane impression for bridge impressions. Have you experienced this problem before, and if not, any tips on what I can do to improve…
Posted March 3, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
We discuss how it can be confusing to make a contact between TWO CEREC proposals. Many times, people will just look at the color settings and forget to look at the over all contours of the restorations. We also review how the SMOOTH tool is used best. Our online education platform is awesome! …
Posted February 27, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
We all have a patient like this. One single tooth out of alignment. She lost her retainer and just wanted #23 moved a little to the buccal. Powdered and imaged in CEREC ortho, converted to STL in CEREC InLab. When you get an STL it has a model or multiple models in a world…
Posted February 23, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Well I am certainly excited for Blue Sky’s Ortho Software but in the mean time this is a cool case that for $190 Exceed Ortho will set up an aligner case or for $295 which includes brackets and wires, will do a vacuform bracket case. Scanned in CEREC chair side and you can see where…
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