Anyone make their own denture base shade tabs?

[JMN]

I'm looking at getting more into denture origination and have been thinking about shade selection methods for the denture base.

I may be missing it entirely, wouldn't be a first, but I can't find shade tabs in variable thickness for Diamond D or any other material for that matter.

I'm thinking variable thickness because immediates forever relined is the way most patients here go for treatment. Not the plan, and not ideal, but it's really really common for them to never appear for followup unless they've broken something or are getting sores 4 years later.

What I'm thinking of doing is processing a bunch in my 12 well stain trays with a circle of wrought wire in them and then string them bracelet style.

Have anyone ever had a issue where the single thickness shade tabs were seen as limiting for ease of proper selection?

 

[Doris A]

I think it that will work fine. You probably wouldn't even need the wrought wire, just use a #10 bur for the hole for your chain to go through.

 

[JKraver]

I'm looking at getting more into denture origination and have been thinking about shade selection methods for the denture base.

I may be missing it entirely, wouldn't be a first, but I can't find shade tabs in variable thickness for Diamond D or any other material for that matter.

I'm thinking variable thickness because immediates forever relined is the way most patients here go for treatment. Not the plan, and not ideal, but it's really really common for them to never appear for followup unless they've broken something or are getting sores 4 years later.

What I'm thinking of doing is processing a bunch in my 12 well stain trays with a circle of wrought wire in them and then string them bracelet style.

Have anyone ever had a issue where the single thickness shade tabs were seen as limiting for ease of proper selection?

Just ask supplier to include a shade guide for a new Dr. in your next order.

 

[JMN]

Just ask supplier to include a shade guide for a new Dr. in your next order.

Thanks for reminding me, but I have them that are uniform thickness.
I was looking at availability of variable thickness tabs for the reason(s) above in the post you quoted.

 

[JMN]

I think it that will work fine. You probably wouldn't even need the wrought wire, just use a #10 bur for the hole for your chain to go through.

Nifty, thanks! There's a group local that can make some nice custom tags with the labs info to attach.

 

[JKraver]

Thanks for reminding me, but I have them that are uniform thickness.
I was looking at availability of variable thickness tabs for the reason(s) above in the post you quoted.

The old set I have for diamond d is variable thickness.

 

[JMN]

The old set I have for diamond d is variable thickness.

Ahhh, that explains it. They don't make 'em like they used to.

They're uniform 3.5mm thick round corner squares now. Got some of those already out.

Thanks for chiming back in.

 

[JKraver]

Ahhh, that explains it. They don't make 'em like they used to.

They're uniform 3.5mm thick round corner squares now. Got some of those already out.

Thanks for chiming back in.

Mine are maybe 15 years old came with the lab lol

 

[TomZ]

I provide custom tabs because I color characterize.

 

[JMN]

I provide custom tabs because I color characterize.

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Nice! Thanks for the idea!

 

[AJEL]

Flexite supplies a triple thickness shade for T-Val make a silicone mold and process some. Zalinskies are nice for showing at shows.

 

[TomZ]

For those who wanted to know more about and how I make the custom shade guides I showed above.

 

[JKraver]

I want to do this, but with ivobase, its way easier and cost effective pouring in some resin.