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    VHF E5 and E4

    No air compressor. Tool cooling is managed by a propeller on the tool ring which spins as fast as the tool to provide downdraft and cool the tool. Will take the third party toolmakers a while to copy that design, so they'll probably make their money back in tooling. Not sure I agree with the...
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    M1 milling issue

    Run out of the spindle could explain it.. one of a few possibilities
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    Can a Bredent matrix take the heat?

    I'll hop on to say that the Novoloc inserts are made of PEEK and has a melting temp of around 343C, so unlike the nylon housings they should survive the boiling process, that said, they have a slit in them and acrylic will force its way in there if you don't block it out... thats why they made...
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    Milled Titanium Framework

    Cost of crowns is a good analogy. Lab bills went down, cost to patient went up. Hmmmm2 So when you see 30k to the clinician, your 3 seems unfair when you look at the work involved from both parties. To position yourself to charge more and be seen as worth it, you have to become a more integral...
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    What came first the chicken or the egg? Should I design and outsource print, or go all in?

    I'd look at these guys if you don't feel like spending Asiga money. You can't go wrong with Asiga though.
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    Gold standard of milling machines?

    Yes The ones I listed are comparable, pros and cons based on what you're doing, support (direct or through resellers) As was mentioned, Datron has less of a presence in Dental machines now I think it’s a good machine, but I would consider it a medium size machine, not in the same class as the...
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    Gold standard of milling machines?

    In terms of accuracy, there's no beating the big industrial machines. Röders, Willemin-Macodel, DMG, Datron, etc. They all have dental specific applications. They ain't cheap but you get what you pay for. There's a reason all of these machines are huge, its hard to stay stable and repeatable...
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    Heat cure versus cold cure partials

    Jerry-rigged paint mixer, I don't recommend it due to the hell of a racket it makes, but it works in a pinch.
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    Heat cure versus cold cure partials

    Can't speak on the cytotoxicity or color stability of the materials, but I will say the new Dentsply high impact pour acrylic (HIPA) has surprised me with respect to its mechanical properties. I was an Ivocap koolaid drinker, so I had pretty high standard. Was anticipating a 1-3% failure rate...
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    Lucitone HIPA Users

    I can't believe I am writing anything in defense or even support of Dentsply, but... HIPA has proven to be better than we expected, but it's not a miracle material, but it's decent. We tweaked the polymer/monomer ratio a little from their recommendations to get better results. I was expecting...
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    Senior Dental Tech Seeking Employment Everywhere

    Sign of the times I suppose. You know demand for skilled labor is skyrocketing when people resurrect a 9 year old thread looking for help. I was told in dental school that there would be a mass-exodus mainly due to the age demographics of lab technicians and fewer people entering the field. Add...
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    New Technology

    Yeah, the demo was all visualization of existing parts, no design work. Good proof of concept, now give it another couple years and it'll be everywhere. My bet is they'll make the next version of minecraft using this tech and then your kid will call you an old fart and show you how to use it.
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    Any non Ivoclar denture mills?

    Yes, some other restrictions to design as well, posterior teeth dimensions are preset; they can’t be stretched or compressed, can’t drop a premolar etc. Other issue is shallow palates and if the tooth arch and the residual ridge don’t perfectly align you can have some of the base that will be...
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    Any non Ivoclar denture mills?

    They are premanufatured waves which means the positions and proportions of the teeth are set based on the puck. Will not work for every case
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    Lab in a Box

    Famous last words... “Fooling around with alternating current (AC) is just a waste of time. Nobody will use it, ever.” — Thomas Edison “The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty – a fad.” — President of the Michigan Savings Bank "There's a world market for about 5...
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    Heraeus digital dentures?

    Not possible using currently commercial IOS scanners. Simply put, they can't accurately scan edentulous arches. I wish this were not the case and would love to be proven wrong..... Additionally, IOS may one day be able to scan the arches, but it does not provide a bite, facial midline, plane...
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    Angulated screw channel

    Nobel Patent Priority March 23 2000 Heraeus Patent Priority March 20 2007 Granted in Europe. Filed in US, Canada, China, Japan, India, South Korea. Heraeus Patent 2 Priority May 16 2011 Granted in Australia and Korea. Filed in US, Canada, Japan and Europe. Heraeus includes something...
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    Facepalm cases

    New name for this thread!
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    Carestream

    I've used it and I loved it. I think the sticker shock of the large investment keeps many away. If that goes down I think you'll see a higher adoption. Might give a slight edge to Trios technically, but the 3600 is100% open so it depends what you value more.
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    3Shape Dental System 2016

    Better guessing... that's the ticket!
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