New Triple Tray system ??

[ChrisR]

What kind of triple tray systems are everybody using?? Right now i am using the twin trays from dental ventures but they seem to be a bit of a pain. I want to stay with the pinless system if i can find a good one. Anybody have one thay they like ?

[TheLabGuy]

Sorry, I use pins......Artimax, plastic base articulators, nice.

[ChrisR]

DO you find it easy to line up the pins w/ the preps ? and are the hinges fixed on the bases? or do you gotta glue them.

[TheLabGuy]

yeah, lining up the pins with the preps/adjacent teeth isn't bad at all, it's a very clean and VERY accurate system, very little stone used, therefore not much distortion from stone shrink rates. As for the hinges, no gluing, they are also made out of hard plastic but you can interchange max, and mand if need be. I like it, best system I have found in awhile, I was apprehensive at first, but it worked for me, let me find you the site........here you go. Artimax Products
Advantages......VERY CLEAN and accurate system, contacts are usually right on in the patients mouth.
Disadvantages......Some cases you will still have to mount traditionally with a front pin articulator, especially the cases that involve large edentulous spaces.

However, for the average, nuts and bolt case, this system is the best i've found, if someone knows of something better, let me know, I'm always open to new ideas. We use to use the vertex, then went to orbix, but now use this system.

[Travis]

I use the dvas trays for my triple trays. I would like find something else that is similar. If you use a solid model to check contacts there is nothing wrong with them.

The negative is that they costs over a dollar a piece.

[TheLabGuy]

you have a website travis?

[Travis]

Model & Tray Systems :: Dental Ventures of America, Inc. - Specialty Products for the Dental Laboratory

ULTRA Twin-Tray Model System

[Travis]

I might give Artimax a try. I ran out of full trays today and thought about this post. Should I start out with the trial kit? What is wall and wall less?

[TheLabGuy]

walls, are just little lips at the base, about an 1/8 of inch (3mm). I guess it's to give more stability but I never noticed a difference, however, we do use the ones with walls. As for trial kit, that's what I'd start out with, and hey, see if they'll send you a free trial kit, they did for us.

[Travis]

They have a free trial kit that I ordered today. He said it came with a dvd on instructions. What no vhs? High tech

[TheLabGuy]

use your computer silly......lol

[Malcolm Graham]

Chris.
I use all stone articulators from Cbite, inc. - Dental Lab Products: Order our products. I have used the artimax and found there is still a little movement in the dies because of the pins.
The all stone bases from c bite are excellent. The dies are rock solid in the base, there are no pins to line up and they are economical. Good company to deal with too. I use the full arch for all my full arch impressions regardless of whether they are tripple tray or not, just cut the hinges off and articulate with plaster on a articultor if you wish.
The only slight down side is the die's are a little hard to take out but thats what makes them accurate so I can live with that. Hope this helps.

[TheLabGuy]

Interesting.......nice post. This system looks like a combination of the artimax and the orbix. I love the letters on the bottom, logo, and the piece that includes the shade/pt. name/date. I might have to order a trial kit to take a look at this. Welcome Malcolm