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Lab talk, the good, the bad, and the ugly
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<blockquote data-quote="Chalky" data-source="post: 292617" data-attributes="member: 13047"><p>At the moment from what I have seen and from those that we have outsourced... the resins that are being used fairly quickly go cloudy and opaque with use. if and when compared to acrylics or PMMA's they don't seem to be able to 'look' as good as they age. This has an impact on patient acceptance and affects use. I work alongside a bunch of Oral Medicine Specialists here in Australia and we deal with a lot of pain management, not simple bruxism cases, so there is also a need to adjust and sometimes add/remove as bites/joints stabilize and change... this is difficult with resin materials. When I have spoken to different company reps all seem to say the same thing - these materials aren't easily added to or repaired. all seem to say just go in and reprint! This isn't the most efficient way to go about it in my opinion. we have outsourced and looked at some printed splints and results are also a little inconsistent. I tell some sales people what it is I am doing and what it is I am wanting from the outcomes and a lot tend to agree with me and tell me to watch and see... which I am! It is simply my opinion for now, for me and my lab.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chalky, post: 292617, member: 13047"] At the moment from what I have seen and from those that we have outsourced... the resins that are being used fairly quickly go cloudy and opaque with use. if and when compared to acrylics or PMMA's they don't seem to be able to 'look' as good as they age. This has an impact on patient acceptance and affects use. I work alongside a bunch of Oral Medicine Specialists here in Australia and we deal with a lot of pain management, not simple bruxism cases, so there is also a need to adjust and sometimes add/remove as bites/joints stabilize and change... this is difficult with resin materials. When I have spoken to different company reps all seem to say the same thing - these materials aren't easily added to or repaired. all seem to say just go in and reprint! This isn't the most efficient way to go about it in my opinion. we have outsourced and looked at some printed splints and results are also a little inconsistent. I tell some sales people what it is I am doing and what it is I am wanting from the outcomes and a lot tend to agree with me and tell me to watch and see... which I am! It is simply my opinion for now, for me and my lab. [/QUOTE]
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