Andrew Priddy
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Oh, I know.. we do an absolute crap ton of UCLA’s and are simply taking the load off... layered Ti is much cheaper to produce
I'd so love to get away from the UCLA abutments, too. To much time, labor and cost in doing those.
I don't think I have done a single UCLA in 2018. I use Atlantis for almost all my my custom abutments. Car54, why do you wax and cast UCLAs when you could fabricate milled Titanium custom abutments? I am not saying you shouldn't, just curious.
"smart assed response"...I didn't think it was, but if you really want a smart ass response....then here goes!!! Who in their right mind would want to layer ceramics to Titanium? For one, every time its fired it builds oxide, and how do you remove that oxide on the platform connection? Also, why do I want to spend hours in the lab layering...fighting path of insertions or feeling like I'm in a UFC brawl over packing porcelain down the screw channel? If you can take the time to design a Titanium abutment, make it so it can fit a crown that goes over it. Then the bonder, do this that way, handle that way, don't do this, seriously, whiskey tango foxtrot!!! What a pain in the ass all that is...seriously, I'd rather practice swallowing razor blades.Yea, here we go.. with a smart assed response..
you are rehashing it by posting, and that’s actually fine with me to get opinions on stability, but simply saying “I won’t do them cuz they all failed” really doesn’t tell me ****.
There is no usable information in the statement. You could actually give a more detailed response, but would rather tell me to “take a bow”.
I haven't done a UCLA a few years and even before that it was rare...usually when a implant company makes a new size and doesn't offer anything else but UCLA. I've found if they want screw-retained...much easier to make the Titanium abutment so a crown sits over it and cement it in the lab before it goes out. I will say, you have some pretty abutments right there...but layering those....uggghhh!!!Are you doing UCLA’s? My normal workload was 5 a day.. I’ll trade layered Ti for that any day...
As for the oxidation, it’s all teqnique sensitive, and probably needs more attention in other areas... and, these aren’t going to fit in every lab
no there isn't but baked porcelain is still weaker than a lithium disilicate or zirconia substructure.All custom abutments. There is no way to get support on stock abutments
All custom abutments. There is no way to get support on stock abutments
They get real “old”, real fast
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no there isn't but baked porcelain is still weaker than a lithium disilicate or zirconia substructure.