Posted October 30, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
One issue I have had with CEREC implant abutments and crowns is my contacts. Teeth have a PDL and a little give, but not implants. I would adjust when heavy but right about I would be at the “just right” point, I would over do it and lose my contact. Here is something you can…
Posted October 26, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
If you have read any posts of mine of late, read my book, Dental 3D Printing Made Easy, or have been to my courses you know I am all about Meshmixer. Meshmixer is a free software that allows you to modify STLs so you can print them. Its free and very powerful. But that being…
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 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 October 18, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
This was a case where we really pulled out a lot of tech in my office! So CEREC is open now, we can export to STL. For most of us that means we can make our own aligners or models or whatever. But this also opens the system up to send to labs or use…
Posted October 16, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Here is another Xive case. Patient’s #6 crown is mobile, at first we thought it was just a loose crown, but as I took a closer look I could see the gingiva move, so the coronal part of the prep was fractured. Which is weird on a non end tooth. Patient did not want to…
Posted October 12, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
I know that many Astra users out there are still anxiously awaiting for the FDA clearance of Scan Posts and Ti Bases for that system, but there is another DS Sirona implants that has both a keyless guided system and everything you need to restore in CEREC. The Xive system is an internal hex with…
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 27, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Here is a case that I have been putting off restoring for a while due to the wait on the FDA with the Astra EV scan posts and turns out, this patient broke a tooth next to the implants! Scanned for CEREC Guide 2. Just for fun we printed a model on the Moonray but…
Posted September 25, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
If you don’t follow Baron Grutter, you really should. He does a lot in the 3D Printing/Digital Ortho world. Baron has a great little gadget/3D Printable file called the Anatomic Profile Generator. It allows you to use a ti base or a temp titanium cylinder to add flowable composite to make custom healing abutments.…
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