I’m “super” excited about the DANCE! Finally, an event JUST for dental assistants and team members! Not only will this be a lot of fun, but full of education opportunities, and meeting new friends. I hope to see you in Chicago at the DANCE > The Dental Assisting National Conference for Excellence. Chicago October 18-19,…
Good With The Gums: Fully Digital Hybrids printed on Carbon Layering by Arian Deutsch and Design by Jacob Farber, final Zirconia Burbank Dental lab
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.…
No Library No Problem: TSV (Implant Direct) Implants in Primescan with design by Daniel Portal
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…
The Hybrid Evolved: 2 Color Printed Hybrid from Evolve Dental at Brighterway!
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…
The Teeth Are SET with Merz
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: Our…
The Rule of the Sprue
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…
QiQi Do You Love Me? QiQi Zooey CAD Designer and Alien Milling Cases from Brighterway printed on the Asiga Max
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…
Giving Back With Digital Dentistry: 3D Printed Valplast Partial off a Trios Scan
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…
Ivoclar Vivadent’s Multiblock Turns 12
One of the big advancements in CAD/CAM dentistry materials was the launch of the Multiblock from Ivoclar Vivadent in 2007. It was from their very popular line of Empress CAD blocks and pressed material. They were able to make a block with a varying degree of translucency. The shade stayed the same, but translucency increased. …
Aggressively Passive: Passive Fitting 3D Printed Hybrids at Brighterway, printed on an Asiga Max with DESS Scan Bodies and Ti Bases
If you have been seeing anything that I have posted over the last few weeks you may have picked up that I have been doing some volunteer days at a clinic located in a homeless shelter in Phoenix called Brighterway. Brighterway delivers dentistry to the homeless, low income Vets and the working poor. I have…