Dental Education Articles

Recommended Follow-up Appointments and Checking Inserts for LOCATOR Overdentures

I treat a lot of overdenture patients and, ultimately over time, start seeing a lot of the patients for recall appointments down the road. How do we take care of our long-term Zest Dental Solutions LOCATOR and other attachment system overdentures?As a general rule, after delivery of the overdenture, …

“Nobody Could Exactly Copy My 52-Year Old Denture… Until Now!”

Dr. Michael Scherer, DMD, MS · ·

If you treat enough denture patients you've likely got those patients - you know, the ones that come in seemingly griping, "I need a new denture, but I've had my denture for years and I just want a new one similar to my current one, I like how it fits!" Maybe you even have those same folks who come …

Which Arch First? – Properly Sequencing Double Arch AllonX Cases

Dr. Michael Scherer, DMD, MS · ·

You've got a patient sitting in front of you in your dental office who is a candidate for double arch AllonX. It may be your first AllonX case... you may have experience with doing single arch cases... but one starts to wonder - "How am I going to sequence the maxillary and mandibular AllonX at the …

Choosing the Best 3D Printer for In-Office Aligners

Dr. Melissa Shotell, DMD, MS · ·

A question that comes up on a regular basis by clinicians is... “what is the best 3D printer for in-office clear aligners?” Great question, let's dive into it!!We live a time and era where there is a race to quantify 'the best technology available' in dentistry and many clinicians look to …

Case Selection & Computerized Guided Implant Surgery

Dr. Michael Scherer, DMD, MS · ·

Guided surgery for dental implants is an amazing clinical procedure and one that is used on a regular and consistent basis globally. A surgical guide is simply a device fabricated from 3D printing or CAD-CAM processes that assists the surgeon during drilling procedures to control the angle and depth …