Can I make a bonded RPE in an hour? Live streaming This is an alternate method of making a bonded RPE. I use a Galetti articulator and build in thickness in the anterior which is a request of the doctor.…
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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 […]
How to make a baseball themed retainer with white and red stitches. Acrylics used: JBC's White Polymer and Candy Apple Red Polymer http://bit.ly/2LgcPqB What Gadget do I Live Stream/Record with? https://amzn.to/2xNb2ml Interested in learning more? Would you like to support my future videos? Would you like to be a part […]
Today's Wire Wednesday lands on independence day here in the States. So we will be having fun with Red, White and Blue Acrylic designs. Now I have not done many designs with these colors in the past so we will see how they go. Either way, we will have some […]
Today I will be answering questions about basic wire bending. I have on  my site DesignerRetainer.com starter wire bending exercises. They are  sheets you can download and practice your basic wirebending skills. You can download these sheets here: http://bit.ly/orthowire101 Today we will be doing the Beginner sheet this will be […]
Todays Wire Bending: Standard Wraparound Hawley Special Guest: Steve Szara of Szara Dental Lab youtube channel. Â Â
In #3 we will cover a modified spring aligner with a unique feature of vertical cuts! Join us as I bend one of these and explain the evolution of this appliance. We are starting earlier this time 10:45 am   Special Guest: Szara Dental Lab
This is the exclusive video created by Jesse Inman son of Don Inman just for the 2017 DLAT southwest Conference.Tired of soldering ortho appliances on 3D printed resins and getting poor results? Learn how to turn a scan into an impression that you may use to pour in your favorite […]
Michael has been in the orthodontic lab business for 18 years. As a 2nd generation lab owner he recognizes the transition from the traditional plaster submissions to the full digital workflow. In 2008 he built the Easyrx system to address the needs of laboratories facing this change. He currently is the […]
Here is a video of the start of my ortho lab / studio that is in my house. This is where I will shoot future training videos. This will be the start of a series of videos that will cover the instalation of things like cabnets, sinks, plaster traps and […]
I finally made this video to answer all your questions about "What is that purple stuff you put on your model?"All credit goes to the Owner of Ortho Works Lab, Inc. for showing me the versatility of using this material to tack our wires to the models.We mainly use Zapit […]
I had a question on my Youtube video about the composition of flux. Since I can't attach a PDF into a comment on YouTube. I decided to put it in a post on my site so I can post the link.It has an interesting composition:Here you go if you need […]
Someone asked on the Association of Ortho Labs Facebook group what are alternatives to plaster stone nippers. I shot a quick video of what I use:I use a set of hand held hedge trimmers. They are Fiskars Puner Shears. They work a little differently than nippers. They "shave" the model […]
This is a followup video to the video on how to bend a Wraparound soldered to C's. I thought I would shoot a quick video on how to solder it after you bend it. Let me know if you have any questions...Thank You for your support! Â Interested in learning […]
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This is a special request from a doctor to help close those annoying gaps distal (and mesial) to the 3’s. Great for extraction cases! Made by Jason Brown, CDT of Ortho Works Lab, Inc.
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 […]
Here is an example of you guys learning along with me… Jason, the owner of the lab I am now working at took the time to explain one of our wire benders how he bends a 3×3 spring clip (usually in 4 min!). I whipped out my phone and tried […]
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 […]
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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I thought this was a great question that I got in my inbox today. Since I havent really covered this question to much detail in my videos I thought Id share my answer here and other people can join the discusson fi they have any more questions. Here is the […]
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I got this question on the discussion section of my YouTube channel. About the Adams clasp.., I get the adaptation of the wire across the marginal ridge, and into the palate,., but the angulation of the bridge of my adams is almost always more the 45 degrees , and its […]
I am going to try and start this new series for The Ortho Wire Podcast, called “Live Wire!” This is where I am going to interview some of the movers and shakers of the orthodontic laboratory industry. Also, many of you lab owners and managers out there. I hope to […]
I call this a “bluegrass attachment.” Kinda like a bluegrass appliance but smaller form so it can fit in a removable retainer. Some of my doctors call it “spinners” I got this idea (and the beads) from one if my doctors and used to make it exclusively for him, until […]
I was asked through my you tube channel how I bend the ball clasps across the occlusion I thought I would share our discussion in case any out there would be interested: Hello there, I’m having a challenge getting my occlusal wire bends out of the way of the bite. […]
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Here is the free youtube version of my video showing the technique i use to finish soldered, fixed orthodontic appliances. Here are some links to the wheels I used in this video: Mizzy Heatless wheels Green Rubber Wheels Skinny Rubber Wheels (These rubber wheels where the closest I could find at […]
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If anyone is in the Texas (or surrounding states area) come to Dallas to see me at the DLAT Conference and expo on April 11-14, 2013. We are going to have dedicated classes for orthodontics, yes I said that right! DEDICATED classes for orthodontic labs! The President of the DLAT […]
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. Â You will need is some cold-cure denture repair […]
In case you guys behind the bench haven’t heard, twitter has a new app, called Vine. (for those of you that don’t know what twitter is, then…you need to get out from behind the bench more;) What Vine is, is a way to take and share 6-second videos, sounds weird, […]
I thought this was an interesting appliance. I talked to the doctor about this case and she originally wanted a wrap, but asked me to caller her about the case. The UR7 (Upper Right Second Molar) wasn’t in all the way and didn’t get all the way in the impression. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
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