New Articulator I Tried Out

[NicelyMKV]

This is the best thing since sliced bread. Saved me hours in the model room. This thing is as or more rigid than my brass articulators.


I got it from a distributor named Norton Dental Supply. Never seen them before so I thought you guys may be interested.

Jason

 

[charles007]

And the winning articulator is ?

 

[NicelyMKV]

Smart Articulator I believe is what they are calling it. He brought one in for me to try and I just told him to send a box. Took about 30 sec as opposed to the normal plaster mount I was doing for cases without distal stops. Comes in twi sizes but so far I only need the smaller one(The one in the pic). Saves quite a bit of weight as well as much lower profile with a clean look. I rarely brag this much about a product but this one really impressed me. Just had my model worker of two years go A wall so this has been a life saver.

I am using my MobileMe account to post pics on here and they don't seem to show up unless I log into my MobileMe account when I am online?? Anyone know about this??

Jason

 

[amadent]

The Articulator SmartGrip - Y. T. Dental Solutions

is this it???

 

[TheLabGuy]

Looks like a fancy Galetti to me, if that is it.

Jason, we are not seeing any picture that you are referring too.

 

[NicelyMKV]

Sorry guys having trouble with MobileMe. Moved pic to picasa so should be ok, just smaller than before.

It works great with the Vertex bases.

 

[NicelyMKV]

Larger view.

 

[AL1]

Can`t find them on Norton website.
How much are they?

 

[rkm rdt]

The plastic version?

The metal one looked heavy and expensive.

 

[TheLabGuy]

Interesting, can you take a picture with a mounted case. Looks like a traditional vertex base former would work.

 

[NicelyMKV]

Sure will Rob. Post a few more pics tomorrow. It is a very rigid high quality feeling plastic. I payed a buck a piece for them but I just purchased 50 regular and 50 large. I mounted about 10 in the time it would have taken just to get the plaster mixed up and starting to mount 1 case. I mounted a quadrant with 3 posterior preps and only 4 teeth opposing each other. Pushed down on the back of the model over the preps and it did not budge. Very nice working with a case minus the weight of the brass and plaster.

AL1, he may not have them on there yet. I think it is a pretty new product for him.

 

[AL1]

Thanks, when you get more info, please post.

 

[NicelyMKV]

Large pk of 50 were 49.95 and small pk of 50 were 44.95. The screws are 14.95 for 100.
The large model # is 610-PSA1 and the small is 610-PSA3.

I will post pics of both sizes beside a standard brass articulator a little later today.

 

[MasterCeramist]

I picked up some samples of these at lab day in chicago. I believe the company I got them from was meta dental corp. They worked out nicely on cases where you need something besides a vertex hinge.

 

[NicelyMKV]

 

[TheLabGuy]

Thanks Jason, that's exactly what I and others wanted to see. Those should give Orbix a run for there money

 

[NicelyMKV]

I am pressing some Emax for a lab that uses Orbix and nothing against that manufacturer but they cant compete with these in my opinion. I have trouble with Docs returning my articulators(Tried charging them and crediting them back when returned but what a pain and it ticks them off as well) and this will take that headache away as well.

Let me know if I can give you guys some more info.

Jason

 

[rkm rdt]

I can disengauge an Orbix with one hand while building up.

 

[Al.]

Those are nice.

I wonder how they hold up to acetone?

I reuse all my vertex. I break them off the model and put them in acetone and it removes all the glue.

 

[NicelyMKV]

Ill stick one in tomorrow Al. and let you know. I hear ya rkm rdt, I have them come apart on me often when I don't want them too.