Yes you read the headline correctly… there are some really incredible things happening with desktop level 3D printing now! It’s been a long time coming and I am very excited about getting a chance to play around with some of the new and exciting materials coming out. I recently decided…
Ever wonder to yourself, “Wow these laboratory generated shell temps sure make things really awesome, but wow, I wish they were less expensive and didn’t take so long to get!” Well, you’re not alone. I have for a long time regularly used Glidewell’s BioTemp® solutions in my practice and really…
A seemingly long time ago [in a galaxy far, far away], the rage in dentistry was the use of special attachments cemented into residual roots to help retain and support an denture or partial. It was an exciting time, a pioneering time, and one that we have seemingly forgotten about…
Patients who come into the dental office needing full arch rehabilitation are unique and thus each and every patient needs to be evaluated uniquely for how to approach their particular treatment. So many times clinicians reach out to me asking “how do you treat your AllonX cases?” While this is…
One question I get asked often is… “How thick of a denture do I need to have for an overdenture case?” Excellent question, let’s talk about it when looking at a common clinical challenge I see. Question: how many of you have experienced the dreaded cracked overdenture? Answer: Many of…
I’ll admit, I’ve been somewhat obsessed with ti-bases…. especially angle screw channels! As a result, I haven’t had a huge reason to want to mill my own custom titanium abutments because ti-bases rock and work very well. That being said, there is a time and place within my practice and…
Practicing in rural California I am consistently approached by patients in my practice who state, “Doctor, that permanent option sounds great but I just don’t have the money for something that fancy.” This often comes up during treatment planning discussion and case review and I totally get it. Implant dentistry…
I’ve been 3D printing for a while now and printing failures used to be a big problem with some of the earlier desktop grade 3D printers. Today, the software and hardware platforms are synced well enough that it can properly analyze STL files and make sure they’re ready for the…