How to get better with carving Tooth anatomy

[CatamountRob]

If you see “light occlusion” on an Rx it means they want to be able to pull a slice of pizza through there without dislodging the pepperoni.

 

[user name]

I remember learning to wax with some book. Had colored dots where the contacts were supposed to be, not just one but 3. There were green contacts and red and I used wax powder to get everything just right.
Then later I learned that you can just throw that $hit out the window and make them way out of occlusion because that’s what most of them want.

Collapsing occlusion one crown at a time.

 

[Car 54]

If you see “light occlusion” on an Rx it means they want to be able to pull a slice of pizza through there without dislodging the pepperoni.

ROTFL
or for those of you who like these

 

[CatamountRob]

Collapsing occlusion one crown at a time.

I used to take the high road but somewhere along the way I got off and got on the path of least resistance...

 

[Car 54]

Collapsing occlusion one crown at a time.

Or as one of my accounts said, "keep it low and let it grow".

 

[CatamountRob]

“I think too much is made of contacts, I want to be able to drive a truck through there”
He’s since retired.

 

[rkm rdt]

" i want your crowns to fit my preps like a sock"

 

[Car 54]

Like socks on a Rooster.

 

[Affinity]

or 'I switched to a kavo electric handpiece to prep because the bur marks were too wavy'

 

[RileyS]

I liked this step by step guide from renfert too. Dropping wax is the way to go. Then light enhancing with a carver if needed.

https://www.renfert.com/ix_pim_assets/Dokument/Marketing%20%28intern%2Bextern%29/Fibel_Leitfaden/WAXING_UP_MANUAL_EN.PDF

 

[JMN]

I liked this step by step guide from renfert too. Dropping wax is the way to go. Then light enhancing with a carver if needed.

https://www.renfert.com/ix_pim_assets/Dokument/Marketing%20%28intern%2Bextern%29/Fibel_Leitfaden/WAXING_UP_MANUAL_EN.PDF

I'd been trying to find that for years. Thank you!

 

[Contraluz]

Interestingly enough, User was looking for the Guy's name, a few months back:

https://dentallabnetwork.com/forums/threads/who-was-that-guy-occlusal-design.30584/#post-312427

I have mine from a lab that closed down a couple years ago. My best guess is eBay, but there is nothing showing. Ask around, maybe some one is willing to sell or gift his.

Interesting read:

https://jensendental.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/occlusalcompassconcept.pdf

Another guy to look up is: Michael H. Polz.

 

[ps2thtec]

look into drop waxing or layering in your anatomy. not carving it in. way easier and looks far far better

PTC, or if you can find the old Ney green cover or gold brown covered anatomy paperback manual.

I just about got tossed out of the PTC course I was sent to thirty some years ago. Didn’t care for the blob and mush technique
that was being pushed. Argued with the instructor about it. I was there to “learn” this way so as to teach others at the lab .
Didn’t buy into it as I knew how to wax a Better way .

 

[Affinity]

I think in answering the OPs question, I shouldve also mentioned that, learning to wax molars.. is like teaching a farmer to saddle implements to a mule team. Dare I say its an irrelevant task in a dental lab? I think a tech should understand morphology, but waxing is probably about the least valuable skill a technician can have today.. Theres no money to be made in waxing or posteriors for that matter, 20 years ago, maybe.. but your time is better spent learning and mastering smile design, CAD, or implants.. The software carves the anatomy, plain and simple.

 

[Car 54]

I just about got tossed out of the PTC course I was sent to thirty some years ago. Didn’t care for the blob and mush technique
that was being pushed. Argued with the instructor about it. I was there to “learn” this way so as to teach others at the lab .
Didn’t buy into it as I knew how to wax a Better way .

I had forgotten about their technique, and was thinking more in terms of the manuals. Didn’t those have good information as far as morphology and contour?

 

[sndmn2]

I had a waxing buddy who was a waxer for 15 years. He decided to go to dental school. He got marked down on the waxing portion because his waxing was not anatomically correct to U.M. standards ..Too funny. Anyways , wax your crown, take an impression with it on the model, pour it up, does your crown look out of place with the rest of the model ? I dont really like any off the libraries. I use Culp the most . Most just seem to have to tall and pointy cusps that I spend to much time reshaping.

 

[ps2thtec]

This topic had me thinking back to a time of posts from eight years ago. Some of the DLN nation may remember this.

Restorations Du Jour

This one went in this morning. Got lucky, got it the first try. This is just post insert. Nice tissue management on the Docs end. This ones for the surface finish.

dentallabnetwork.com

 

[Doris A]

Wow! I think this a record, 2 whole pages of staying on topic, minus a post or two!!!