Posted September 24, 2015
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Personally I would never attempt an immediate pre molar implant without a guide. There is a great amount of bone lingual to the mental foramen. The problem is that due to its superimposition over that bone, when you drill and place your implant it looks like you are right in the foramen! Scary! So by…
Posted September 23, 2015
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Ok, here is another CEREC Guide 2 case. Perfect indication for guided surgery, Lower Molar, lots of anatomy to avoid such as the mandibular nerve, the lingual nerve and the lingual artery. Scanned up in CEREC, I always try to get as many teeth as possible. Planned the case with a mesial tip per the…
Posted September 21, 2015
By Todd Ehrlich
Sirona launched it’s new feature in the big CEREC family: Sirona Remote. It is a simple feature that works extremely well. Basically, you can run your CEREC system from another computer. It is almost simultaneous in action. This allows you to do your designing from your office, or set it up on your 12 o’clock…
Posted September 20, 2015
By Todd Ehrlich
The Digital Enamel Team had a huge presence at the recent CEREC 30 celebration! James Klim was part of the opening ceremonies where over 6000 dental professionals observed his exceptional talents. His breakout session for anterior ceramics was so large that it was performed at the Venetian Theater. August de Oliveira was honored to…
Posted September 9, 2015
By Todd Ehrlich
There are so many advantages of having a well-trained and well-motivated team regarding digital dentistry! First it makes it fun! The efficiency just happens, and quite frankly, we take it for granted now. The best part is the satisfaction that the team members have with contributing to the final restorative procedure. They love taking a direct…
Posted September 9, 2015
By Todd Ehrlich
One of the top dental schools in the US has opened a new clinical facility! The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School is dedicating the Center for Oral Health and Research in San Antonio on September 10 at 11am. Dr. Bill Dodge, the Dean of the Dental School, has made…
Posted September 1, 2015
By August de Oliveira, DDS
Posted August 20, 2015
By Todd Ehrlich
A term that we are probably not using correctly is “milling.” We’ve always used “milling” as a term for the machining of our block materials. “Milling” must be differentiated with “grinding” because it is different in the software. “Grinding” is what we are all used to: diamond burs grinding off material in planes to make…
Posted August 19, 2015
By Todd Ehrlich
Posted August 6, 2015
By Todd Ehrlich
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