Posted October 29, 2018
By August de Oliveira, DDS
I really am loving the low cost printers from a company with a funny name, Phrozen. This is the 3rd printer I have bought from them and, although I am sticking to my guns on getting a Moonray or Form 2 for a production, dental office printer, I may change my tune with this one,…
Posted October 24, 2018
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Ok I got some more resin from Apply Lab Works for the Form 2. This retails for $70 vs $150 from Formlabs. When you are printing a 40 model aligner case, that adds up quick! The Moonray resin is working perfectly, so I am super excited about that. I tested the tan and the gray.…
Posted October 18, 2018
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Doing aligners in house has been great for my practice and my patients. I’ve lowered my aligner fees by $1800 which was what I was paying Invisalign. But there are a lot of models to print and model resin is between $150 and $200 a liter or about $3-5 a model. I’ve experimented with less…
Posted October 11, 2018
By August de Oliveira, DDS
I don’t think I will ever get tired of placing implants. Just the overall coolness of taking someone from no teeth to having a full set is like nothing else we do in dentistry. If you are not placing implants you really should look at courses like Justin Moody’s Implant Pathway. They do live courses…
Posted October 9, 2018
By August de Oliveira, DDS
It is cool to see full mouth cases however I am a simple, single tooth dentist and the single implant and CEREC crown is what I do day in and day out. I have always placed my implants just below the crest, but saw a few lecturers placing their implants more and more sub crestal.…
Posted September 27, 2018
By Todd Ehrlich
One of our favorite blocks is the Vita Real Life. It isn’t as popular as some because people are unaware of how to use it. It is a simple block with two layers: a dentin and an enamel. They are sloped within the block to mimic the facial slope of anterior teeth. Basically, the enamel…
Posted August 28, 2018
By August de Oliveira, DDS
It may still be Monday in the states but it is Tuesday in Kyoto and I have some serious jet lag, so here is a post that has three things that I am excited about in 3D tech right now: Digital Outsourcing, 3D Printing, and some cool variations on zirconia or as some say “Zirkonia”.…
Posted August 26, 2018
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Had an interesting case. Not because it was a digital denture, but the circumstances behind them. This patient has had no teeth for 20 years!!!!! Yes since 1998. I asked him what he ate and “All foods, never had a problem, just want some teeth to look good.” Well, OK then. Are big challenge is…
Posted August 24, 2018
By August de Oliveira, DDS
So this is a funny story. We as dentists may not be familiar with a primarily lab focussed company DOF. DOF sells and makes mills, lab scanners, face scanners and distributes ExoCAD. I have had a slew of digital dentures and wanted to try out their scanners with my cases, so they generously let me…
Posted August 22, 2018
By August de Oliveira, DDS
I really like the idea of designing my own night guards, but if you have ever tried it, the reality of it really sucks. If adjusting the occlusion on one crown in CEREC gets your heart pumping, try a full arch with a guard. Well Evolve Dentistry has come out with a service of $15…