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As more and more dentists and technicians embrace 3D printing in dentistry, the movement toward in-office production of clear aligners is rapidly becoming embraced in the field. Historically, software to design clear aligners in-house has been challenging to use, however, the software is rapidly …
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I don't use the term "paradigm shift" lightly... although when I use it I try to mean it. Why make a statement out of a simple phrase? Well, when we discuss a paradigm shift, it implies a new way of thinking challenging what we historically have accepted as the standard and usual way of doing …
[Read more...] about Angled Screw Channel – A Paradigm Shift in Implantology?
Creating crown counters between adjacent implant crowns can be tricky to get just right. If too broad, it can interfere with seating... if not broad enough can promote food impaction between the embrasure spaces. This post was inspired by Dr. Mark Kwon's post in BITES Facebook group because he …
[Read more...] about Using the Plane Tool to Make Contacts Between Adjacent Implants Ideal
There's a lot of excitement out there about direct imaging of edentulous patients using intraoral scanning, much of the excitement is for good reasons! Intraoral scanning of edentuous ridges is the closest we can get to for truly mucostatic impressions and is really cool for both patient and …
PVS impressions and RPD cases have long been a terrifying combination for me. If it's not getting PVS stuck in deep undercuts, it's pouring the models and hearing the dreaded "pop" as one of my abutment teeth fractures off the model!! Thankfully digital technology comes to the rescue [again] for …
[Read more...] about Working with 3D Printing Model to Fabricate Metal CoCr RPD Castings
