Jaw Misalignment After Oral Appliance Therapy
Why you have jaw/bite problems in the morning after wearing a night guard, oral sleep appliance or retainer.
iTero Scanning Trick #2
Good News: New techniques are being developed all the time for the Itero machine: There are some dental labs that are using iTero scans to manufacture partial denture frameworks. You will have to purchase the OrthoCAD $5000 software package intended for orthodontic/Invisalign models, but it may be worth it to have excellent fitting frameworks every time. Obstructive...
Cadent iTero: Trouble in Paradise
I admit it, I’m spoiled. I have been using the Cadent iTero digital impression system for over two years and love it! That is until it stopped working! Our beloved iTero first started to have problems almost exactly 2 years from the date of purchase with a dying battery back-up. Beep, beep, beep. We had...
iTero Scanning Trick #1
Cadent Itero can only work if you can get a picture of what you are aiming the camera at. Otherwise, you will not connect the data together. This trick might help you with everyday scanning problems.
Tooth Subluxation Case Study
This 61 y/o/w/f has been a long time patient at our office. She has become more incoherent over the past few years and is under psychiatric care. She made an appointment at our office for a loose tooth after an emergency room visit, but no showed. A week later she presents to our office looking like this:...
Onpharma Onset: 1 Year Later
Onpharma Onset has been on the market for a year and it is gaining popularity everyday.
Er:YAG Laser PIPS: Is the Radial Shaped Tip Necessary?
I have been performing PIPS endodontics since August, 2010 and have never felt so good about doing endo in my life. Just watching all that junk pour out of the tooth is very satisfying. However, one thing has always bothered me about this procedure; the cost of the PIPS Endo tips! $250 each. I must...
External Resorption Treatment: Dental Implant Case Study
This is a case report of a 38 y/o female that noticed a reddish pink hue coming through her tooth and decided to have it examined. Her dentist referred her to an oral surgeon for a tooth extraction, but she decided to have a second opinion at our office. After completing a full exam we determined...
Digital Dentures: A Complete Game Changer for Local Dental Labs
The need to replace lost teeth has haunted humans since the beginning of time. False teeth have been made out of human and other animal teeth since around 700 BCE and this technique was still popular up until the mid 19th Century. The first modern looking dentures were made in Japan in the 16th Century...
Attest Biological Indicators: Checking Autoclaves Monthly
Test your office autoclaves at least once a month for infection control
