When a doctor's office prints their own models how do you communicate with them on what to look for in a model used for an orthodontic retainer? I will give some tips and tricks that I use along with what…
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On today's live stream we reset upper an lower anterior teeth to ideal. This is a unique case in that the straightening of the lower teeth depend on the position of the lower teeth! We will cover: Marking of the teeth Scoring the teeth Cutting out the teeth Waxing the […]
This is part one of a series I'm doing where I make my own spring aligner to fix my teeth, follow along in this journey. As usual, this is the Partron/Subscribers Live Recording version, where you get to be involved with the recording of my YouTube videos!
Join me as I create a band and loop space maintainer start to finish. Steps: 1. Prep Model 2. Ditch Molar 3. Fit Band 4. Remove Brackets from bands 5. Bend loop 6. Solder Loop 7. Etch inside of band 8. Finish Solder Joint 9. Pumice and Polish 10. Clean […]
There are many different workflows when it comes to receiving digital scans from doctors offices, manipulating them into digital models using 3D software, and loading them into the printer. I think I have found a simple solution for my little ortho lab that only involves a web browser, EasyRx and […]
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This will be the first part in the construction of a Twin Block appliance. I finally got one in! I would have made it on a fake set of models but it wouldn’t be realistic since someone who needs Twin Blocks has a jaw discrepancy and all my fake models […]
We go digital! Today I am putting a base on a .stl file I received from a doctor. I am by no means an expert at this but I have done a few of them. I thought some lab techs out there would be interested in seeing the web browser […]
You might be like me.You have a model come in and the tooth is so big you do not have any preformed bands that fit it.you don't have blank band materialyou don't have a tack or spot welderYou don't have a laser welderyou don't have any special tools or equipment […]
This video is the Patreon/ Paid Subscriber version, It is the extended version it includes not only the custom band how to, but includes:the wire bending of the lingual archSolderingTrimming of the applianceHello all,For those that saw my attempt a live stream while commenting (Voice over) my raw footage of […]
Join me as I record the voice over to my next video how to make custom bands when you only have preformed bands to work with and no spot welder :)I want to make sure and answer any questions you may have so that it can be included in the […]
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I have come across a couple of different methods of cutting teeth out of models since my last video on this subject. I thought I would give you an update on how I do it now. This is not the be-all-end-all how to cut teeth out but just one way. […]
Prep teeth for bands on model using round bur This is just one way to prep the teeth on a plaster model to place bands on. I have found this method works best for me when the doctor pre-fits the bands on the patent, Removes the bands Takes an impression […]
A video taking the time to show the process of trimming a denture pontic tooth down to fit an edintulous space. This won’t take as long once you do a few of these I was just slowing down the process to explain a few things. I took my time and […]
An icy day in Texas means some video editing time which means a new video for you guys! Sorry I took so long with this one it is kinda long at over 36 minutes. Plus I had a lot of editing due to the patients name. I explain it more […]
Sometimes a doctor will ask you to add a spring to an existing retainer. Here is one way to do it. Note: This method depends on the fact that the retainer fits the model very well. If the patient did not wear his/her retainer then you might have a model […]
***This is the free edited version of the Retainer Repair Video to see the full unedited version you will need to be a paid subscriber 🙂 *** Here is a video of me repairing a retainer. This shows the simplest method. The other method involves stripping out all the wires out […]
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Here is the edited version of the previously posted videos about the clear aligner. This video shows the steps involved in making an invisible orthodontic retainer(Essix type) designed to move teeth using a series of 3 trays (invisible retainers) The steps involved include: Designing case to see how many trays […]
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Most Ortho labs are set up already to be able to provide this service to general dentist doctors. You may not know how to do this yet, but maybe after this video it will give you an idea how to do this. You will need is some cold-cure denture repair […]
Here is the same video about setting an expansion screw that is on YouTube but here in 720HD! Setting Expansion Screw 720p HD
I was asked through youtube if I had a better way of setting an expansion screw so that it stays in place while you pour acrylic. So, I shot a quick video of how I do it. Basically, I use the part of the plastic tab that protrudes from the […]
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