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Hey, just curious about this. I have fired my zirconia (ivoclar prime) I apparently use some black magic voodoo when contouring and polishing so when I fire it can sometimes come out 1-2 shades darker. Ivoclar says i've excited the color ions by grinding too hot. Maybe so it does get hot with...

I am having trouble making my implant models, I use exocad model builder. Formlabs 3b- plateless models. I make the extra die Go back then do a solid and then finish with itero attachment. Tight mesial and distal contacts on model, wide open in the mouth. Suggestions?

I am curious what people use for their tissue compression(basal) number in exocad. I typically do -.03 on pontic sites. I am mainly wondering what should be done on a maxillary hybrid I dont want air infiltration, but also dont want it to not fully seat. What numbers does everyone use?

Hey my custom abutment and crowns are either too tight or too loose and always seem to need a ton of adjustments to get them to fit properly. I am not getting that seamless transition between abutment and crown I want. I design both and then mill both and when I go to marry them they just don't...

Anyone know what a RF clasp is? The case is for 2 splinted survey crowns 5+6 L rest on 6 M rest n 5 with distal guide plane and a RF clasp on 5. My guess is rear facing circumferential clasp Or a Forward Roach honestly I am just guessing here.

I am curious about what people are doing for veneer cases. Are people still mainly hand waxing and pressing because the mill minimum thickness? I do not have a press furnace, so I am more curious about the milling side. Also how am I to finish these cases do I need to fire lisi on platinum...

So my teeth almost always break of the partial when tried in the mouth, It is super annoying for everyone. I process acrylic on the intaglio then set in wax on top of that. It almost always comes back broken, I will take it on and off the model 10-20 times never any issues and somehow it will...

I use exocad, I am looking to make solid models with a cutback like a cavity for soft tissue. I have recently seen it on an outsourced case.

I am having issues with being able to see the individual particles of stain under magnification. I look at other labs crowns doing the same thing and cannot see the individual particles. What am I doing wrong? I use Ivocolor and Lusterpastes. I use a programat 310 Zirconia 50c/min vac from 400c...

I have been using the versa glue px-40 it works well, But is there anything better?

Any good suggestions on rubber sep that isn't the pink garbage. I was thinking of using it for bleaching tray reservoirs and other various things.

Anyone have a partial denture framework suggestion? I only do 2-5 a month if that and bertram is not interested. 3drpd doesn't have it down yet either.

I have been using pencil, but my dr. doesn't like the black dies left behind.... Any suggestions?

I have some ill fitting bars, they are chrome cobalt, can I section and cast to to repair them or do I have to solder or lazer weld? I would prefer the strongest option

I use the grey resin because the model resin is garbage. We have been having issues with models being consistently accurate. Suggestions?

I have a case with a custom abutment, we normally print our own models. How can I print what the custom abutment would look like placed in the mouth? I basically want a solid.

On my cellphone so couldn’t dig through archives. Are there any tweezers/hemp stat/pliers for stain and glaze that aren’t rediculously expensive but yet still solid for years to come?

Is there a type 3/4 non resin stone that has excellent flow like flowstone but is less expensive? I want to try to use it as my top cap on the ivobase. The stuff I use is too thixotropic and I end up diluting it and losing density.

I have a few questions, I cannot seem to get a good result from scanning the impression. I have a medit identica scanner. 1. What percentage of cases can you impression scan with good results? 2. What techniques do you use to improve scan ie. cutting or spraying 3. Any tips?

I am wondering what are some decent midrange stain/glaze brushes. Thinking a 00 or 000