Posted December 23, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Having a lot of fun with Mesh Mixer! Noticed that there are a number of paid or free download sites for dental models. I’ve used Turbosquid.com for the last 5 years to get images for my books and presentations using 3D Studio Max. There are also sites like GrabCAD.com and thingiverse. You can get…
Posted December 22, 2016
By Todd Ehrlich
I put together a video discussing both direct and indirect restorations for simple class 2 restorations. If you are interested in learning more about partial coverage, you should come to our “Only Onlays!” course! Direct composites are not too difficult to complete once you get the hang of it. However, they have…
Posted December 20, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Ok, I’m back to the office and ready to play around with my Form 2! The last case I played around with a Cerec Guide 2 converted to STL in InLab, today I am playing with two free softwares that can generate STL models from the DICOM files in Galileos. Blue Sky Plan has a…
Posted December 19, 2016
By Bill Claytor, DDS
Dear Dr. Bill, I can relate to most of your articles. As a 23 old second year dental student in my 1st semester, I am working on clinic patients. Dentistry was never my first career choice but my parents asked me to pursue this field. While I have no issues with my dental academic studies,…
Posted December 14, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Let me start this post by saying I have no idea what I am talking about! Just got the printer yesterday and have been going through the learning process but just like my post on Dentaltown, Implants for Dummies, sometimes its fun to share the journey with others and learn as we go! I love…
Posted December 7, 2016
By Todd Ehrlich
eMax CAD now claims an average of 500 megapascal flexural strength! This is fantastic, and I think a lot of heavy eMax users know how robust of a material it actually is. However, the new preparation guidelines are misleading, in my opinion. eMax needs to be a MINIMUM of 1mm material thickness, but the preparation…
Posted December 7, 2016
By Todd Ehrlich
We are extremely honored to be one of DentsplySirona’s advanced education facility for Galileos! Every one of our classes have sold out! It is a two day course of Galileos Education that is taken after purchasing the CBCT system. A radiologist teaches on day one and then our own, Dr. de Oliveira completes the session…
Posted December 6, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Am I the only one who keeps calling Bio Copy, correlation? If you were a red or blue cam user you may slip as well. Just amazed at how easy it is to do quadrants then back in the “virtual seat” days.
Posted November 28, 2016
By August de Oliveira, DDS
For Dhavel Patel. Certainly not as exquisite as the others, but do I get points for it being an implant :}?
Posted November 23, 2016
By Bill Claytor, DDS
“I Have A Question!” Dear Dr. Bill: I have been interested in the concept of incorporating digital dentistry into my practice but I have reservations. What questions do I need to explore to see if digital dentistry fits my practice? Dr. Susan Dear Dr. Susan: I am often asked this question…
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