Posted May 23, 2019
By August de Oliveira, DDS
I was super excited to get my Primescan, then equally disappointed when I realized they did not get FDA approval within the CEREC software to make screw retained crowns on the TSV (Tapered Screw Vent by Zimmer) Sirona ti bases which are compatible with a number of implants including the Implant Direct Legacy line which…
Posted May 20, 2019
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Here is another charity case at Brighterway that went really well! Patient had implants done by Dr Joe Mehranfar at Brighterway Live, where you can learn how to do All on 4s, Sinus lifts and basic implants live on patients. Used Liquid Dam to help stitch the arch and took a pre preparation scan on…
Posted May 13, 2019
By August de Oliveira, DDS
The world of all digital, model free Hybrids is a bit like the Wild West these days. First, there is almost zero literature on the subject. Second we have docs that do it every day, and docs on the sidelines with there arms cross s=telling you you can’t do it. It doesn’t work. Its not…
Posted May 8, 2019
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Wow, this case was cool!! Edentulous upper, partial on the lower. Planned in Dentiq Guide, with a printed guide. Left the teeth on the right to anchor and free handed these and his uppers. Use a bunch of Legacy 2s also on the upper and will screwed on MUAs after healing and the new Implant…
Posted May 8, 2019
By Todd Ehrlich
We did a double take as we walked past the Merz booth at the IDS meeting in Germany. Merz has developed a milled denture system where the teeth are already set in the puck! Just scan the arches and mill what is necessary. The Baltic Denture System can be found HERE. August discusses:
Posted May 7, 2019
By Cindy Barbee
We call this the “rule of the sprue.” We always place the sprue on the largest and most bulky portion of the ceramic for milling. We even do this if the sprue goes on a contact. Why? Well, we’ve all seen something chip during milling. It comes with the territory for milling ceramic. We see…
Here is another all digital, model and jig free case from Brighterway!! As I may have mentioned in previous posts, I have been volunteering at Brighterway which is a clinic that helps the homeless, low income vets and the working poor. They have 5 Trios scanners, a Carbon Printer and a Ceramill system from Amanngirbach.…
Posted April 25, 2019
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Rather than flood Digital Enamel with some pretty bread and butter crown cases, I thought I would post all in one long post. At Brighterwey, a dental clinic that serves the homeless, low income Vets and the working poor, 3shape donated 5 Trios machines. Amman Girbach donated a Ceramill completely lab system, but we haven’t…
Posted April 24, 2019
By August de Oliveira, DDS
I have been volunteering about once a week at the Brighterway Institute in Phoenix where we treat the homeless, low income Vets and the working poor. You know me so, I gotta put a digital spin on any dentistry I do. This patient needed #19 and 20 out due to a lot of infection…
Posted April 23, 2019
By August de Oliveira, DDS
We have so many really big cases at Brighterway, if you are not familiar, its a dental clinic that caters to those in the homeless shelter, the working poor and low income veterans. Dr Joe Mehrenfar, residents and some full time docs take care of this awesome population. Brigherterway hosts implant…