Posted May 26, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Hey All! Was reluctant to post this as its maybe a little non standard as far as implant placement goes. I find that the lower anterior is one of the toughest places for implants. Very dense a vascular thin bone and not a lot of room. This patient lost 24/25 due to perio and I…
Posted May 18, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Funny, the more I print the more I realize the ROI. Same as yesterday, $20 for the conversion and about $4 in Resin. Typical presentation, #5 broken off at the gumline. Make sure that the implant guide platform is really thick. In this case it printed really thin. You can see how thin the guide…
Posted May 17, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
First let me start by saying that CEREC Guide 2, milled is a great deal at $55 a block and its my go to guide for same day implants. But if you have some time, converting the CEREC Guide 2 via Inlab is a very economic option especially since its about $5 I’m materials and…
Posted May 16, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
August and I run into the CosmoBioMedicare booth at the IDS meeting. It is an interesting way to “harvest” a bone graft: an extracted tooth! 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 May 10, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Here was a tough case. Previous bridge broken off and not a lot of bone. Two unit cerec guide 2s can be done in the office as separate guides but thats $120! In this case I planned 2 8mm Legacy 2 implants and sent to Tra’ Chambers at Xpress Dental Lab in OK for the…
Posted April 18, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Remember, don’t throw away that guide! We need it to find out where the implant is! 4 months post. Note #12 was temporized at an Endodontist who determined it was un save-able , so we will ext and do another implant. Nobel replace scan post. In CEREC just move the tooth really apical and get out that…
Posted April 17, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Sorry for the long title, but man, we used everything in my office on this case. Typical presentation, Upper second pre molar broken off at the gumline. We drew two coals of blood for PRF and got busy on the CEREC Guide. As you may or may not have seen at Digital Enamel, I have…
Posted March 24, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Here at the IDS and 3D Printing is everywhere!! This is the case from the other day. In Meshmixer we created a solid model and also used a tooth from the Christian Brenes library . I combined the tooth with the “implant” we used and scaled it to 5.2mm and positioned the apex where the…
Posted March 22, 2017
By August de Oliveira, DDS
So no one is a bigger fan of Guided surgery than me (why did I just sound like Trump?) lol. But sometimes you have a patient that can’t fit the the CBCT or is a wheel chair and is hard to position. Sometimes you miss the scan and the patient won’t let you rescan, or…
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…
Keep up to date with new projects and special offers!