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 26, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
What you leave behind is really what matters in the long run. eMax CAD has proven to be the “sweet spot” of dental ceramics with it’ excellent esthetics, strength, and longevity. Combine it with CEREC and you have an amazing way to restore teeth: a great material with a great one-visit process. This crown was…
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 23, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
We took our show on the road and visited the 2017 ADA National Meeting. We were happy to have our great friend, Dr. Lane Barker, assist us with highlighting CEREC cad/cam technology. Cindy was our patient and we performed multiple demonstrations on stage in the Live Operatory Center in the convention hall. I’ve personally…
Posted October 23, 2017
By Todd Ehrlich
We have the ability to customize a lot of things with our milled restorations, but what are the parameters that really matter? There really are only THREE parameters for Cerec crowns: Spacer Occlusal Milling Offset Margin Thickness In this video I discuss their importance and some recommendations for their values. While there are many…
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…
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