Diamond set in ZI

[LarryRDC]

One my clients is requesting this. Anyone ever do this? I'm thinking the only way is maybe scan it, use it as a negative attachment, then cement it with some Panavia.

 

[CoolHandLuke]

why not just make a zirconia clear in that specific area?

you just need a hydrogen torch ... the tip gets to 5000 degrees so you could definitely sinter it in place too.

just don't burn your house down.

 

[Car 54]

lol..the hydrogen touch is right next to the supercollider.
This one will get you to 2,000+ celcius.

 

[Car 54]

Maybe along the same line as what you're saying, but the longer version? Design a crown for the tooth, mill it in wax or PMMA, fit the diamond into it using burs then scan it as a pre-op and use the smoothing tools to ditch out the area in the zirconia scan crown?

 

[LarryRDC]

Scan the diamond, save as an stl. Put it in the attachment library. Design the crown, then use the "diamond attachment" as a negative like 1/2 way in the buccal, mill and finish, then cement it in. Charge mucho extra $$ for the for PITA!

I like CHL's idea better, Or, just tell him no........

 

[Car 54]

Scan the diamond, save as an stl. Put it in the attachment library. Design the crown, then use the "diamond attachment" as a negative like 1/2 way in the buccal, mill and finish, then cement it in. Charge mucho extra $$ for the for PITA!

I like CHL's idea better, Or, just tell him no........

A lot more accurate. I'm always a fan of saying no to something like this. Let's do it out of AU, a FGC that way the diamond will really pop

 

[LarryRDC]

Well wait, it gets better! it's a screw retained implant crown ...FULL Cast Gold with the ZI, as a buccal veneer (with the diamond cemented in it!!)

 

[LarryRDC]

hey, I just read that diamonds can withstand heat up to 850 c A little glaze around it could seal it in. We'll see he says when I tell him this is gonna cost like $1500...

 

[Car 54]

$1500. should help to scare him straight. Also, include the waver that you are not responsible if anything happens to the diamond.

When I worked in-house, I would once in a while polish a couple of the girl's wedding rings. I was always really careful about it, but last night I thought, "what was I doing"??!! as I could have inadvertently caught an edge of small diamond clasp and flung the diamond in the dental lab black hole where all those implant parts, copings, etc reside.