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Yearly Archives: 2012
19 posts
Here is a video I made of a pedo partial from some pictures and videos I took. This is kind of a lengthy process, and I don’t have enough room on my iPhone to take video the whole time and then just edit it down. So, instead I set my […]
This was interesting. A Hawley with soldered Adams clasps I the place of the usual soldered ‘C’ clasps
I got an interesting request from a Dentist, she wanted a Pendulum with removable activation arms. On top of that, she wanted 4 of them! We discussed the case a bit over the phone and she said she will send along some information with the case. When I got the […]
I have been asked many times what I use for the names I put in the retainers. First, off the reason I do this is because it is state law here in Texas that some form of ID needs to poe placed in any removable device that has enough acrylic […]
How to bend sweeper springs and wax them into place on a retainer These are used to help close diastemas (gaps between the teeth). Also I try my best to explain how they work.
Here is a very basic overview of how to bend Ball Clasps. I go over the difference between premium and economy clasps and why I like the Premium better. The video just shows an overview I do not get into the details and differences of the different types of bends, […]
Well, here is the first of hopefully many special post for the members only area. I am going to put this first for the free subscribers, and once I figure out what the special content the paid members will receive, this will remain free. This is the uncut recording of […]
Here is a quick video showing how I bend the ‘C’ Clasps. Nothing special, these are pretty basic to do. I use .036 Wire for my ‘C’ Clasp and a large serrated beak lab plier. I have more videos of me bending the other side I will put that in […]
I was asked recently by a friend ( g’day, mate!) on YouTube about production areas if I had any ideas about desks and layout for an in-house lab. Well I thought, hey why don’t I just post pictures of my lab, and since I just got an update to my […]
Here is a quick video of me adding acrylic to a retainer using the salt and pepper technique. Or “shooting acrylic” which I have heard before and like better! If you call it something else let me know by leaving a comment below.
I was asked by a patient to put the letters “YOLO” in her retainer. Yes, I showed my age by having to look that up! If your like me and don’t know, it means “You Only Live Once”. I thought that was interesting so I decided to record it. I […]
For those of you that attended the Wire Bending 101 class at the DLAT spring conference in Las Colinas, Tx, this model might look familiar to you. It was included in the kit you recieved with a pre-bent wire already on it. It was the final goal of the whole […]
Royal pink with midnight black zebra stripes. I need to update my zebra instructional video with this technique.
Here is the second part of the beginner worksheet. It will problably take 2 more videos to complete it. Looks like it will take about 4 videos per worksheet, maybe more on some of the more advanced worksheets. Attention more advanced technitions, not to worry I will be interjecting other […]
I know, I know, this is not part 2 of the beginner wire bending series! Sorry, I need a quiet, not detracting room to record those so that I can explain what I am doing at the same time that I am bending. That way I don’t have to over […]
Finally! Here is the first video! Kind of…. I know I promised these videos back in April at the conference, but I had to replace my hard drive on my iMac,( it was making funny noises 😉 I didn’t want to get into some intensive HD usage editing videos until […]
In case you guys didn’t know, I am teaching a Wirebending 101 class this Friday at the DLAT (Dental Laboratory Association of Texas) Conference and Expo in Las Colinas, TX. We will cover very basic wire bending techniques. I will have wire bending exercise on paper for everyone to use […]
