DrReo "Thread Necromancer" 15+ Year Member Feb 22, 2010 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad Since they want us to reinvent the wheel in dental school, what are some quick, helpful tidbits to turn out beautiful crowns?
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armorshell One Man Freak Show Moderator Emeritus Verified Member Physician Dentist 15+ Year Member Feb 22, 2010 #2 Visualize what the crown prep looks like, then drill away everything that doesn't look like that.
tinman831 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Staff member Administrator Volunteer Staff Lifetime Donor Verified Member Dentist Verified Expert 20+ Year Member Gold Donor Feb 22, 2010 #3 Make sure you reduce enough so the lab can make you a nice crown?
UCSF2012 Tooth Rehab Student 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Feb 22, 2010 #4 DrReo said: Since they want us to reinvent the wheel in dental school, what are some quick, helpful tidbits to turn out beautiful crowns? Click to expand... Hire a good associate, and find a good lab.
DrReo said: Since they want us to reinvent the wheel in dental school, what are some quick, helpful tidbits to turn out beautiful crowns? Click to expand... Hire a good associate, and find a good lab.
C caffeinehigh Dentist Verified Member 10+ Year Member Dentist 15+ Year Member Feb 23, 2010 #5 Use a reduction stint to ensure proper reduction, don't undercut it. One eye it to check for draw. Use proper magnification and light. New burs are good for plastic teeth. Repetition is the mother of perfection.
Use a reduction stint to ensure proper reduction, don't undercut it. One eye it to check for draw. Use proper magnification and light. New burs are good for plastic teeth. Repetition is the mother of perfection.
J jay47 Think Positively! 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Feb 23, 2010 #6 UCSF2012 said: Hire a good associate, and find a good lab. Click to expand... Lol, and let me guess, you get to place all of them and take the fee? Sounds kinda shady....
UCSF2012 said: Hire a good associate, and find a good lab. Click to expand... Lol, and let me guess, you get to place all of them and take the fee? Sounds kinda shady....
UCSF2012 Tooth Rehab Student 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Feb 23, 2010 #7 jay47 said: Lol, and let me guess, you get to place all of them and take the fee? Sounds kinda shady.... Click to expand... Nope. They'll work for me, and I take a cut of the profit while playing a round of golf. It's the American way. Beautiful crowns are created by good labs, to answer the original question. We just prep and temp.
jay47 said: Lol, and let me guess, you get to place all of them and take the fee? Sounds kinda shady.... Click to expand... Nope. They'll work for me, and I take a cut of the profit while playing a round of golf. It's the American way. Beautiful crowns are created by good labs, to answer the original question. We just prep and temp.
O OceanDMD Rather be fishing 10+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Feb 23, 2010 #9 Make sure your reduction is sufficient, but dont reduce too much...😉 Find a good lab. Take GOOD, I mean GOOOOD impressions. If you give the lab shat, you'll get shat back.
Make sure your reduction is sufficient, but dont reduce too much...😉 Find a good lab. Take GOOD, I mean GOOOOD impressions. If you give the lab shat, you'll get shat back.
DrJeff Senior Member Moderator Emeritus Verified Member Verified Expert Feb 23, 2010 #10 caffeinehigh said: Repetition is the mother of perfection. Click to expand... OceanDMD said: Make sure your reduction is sufficient, but dont reduce too much...😉 Find a good lab. Take GOOD, I mean GOOOOD impressions. If you give the lab shat, you'll get shat back. Click to expand... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |||||||||||||||||||| That about sums it up!! The repetition remark is key IMHO.
caffeinehigh said: Repetition is the mother of perfection. Click to expand... OceanDMD said: Make sure your reduction is sufficient, but dont reduce too much...😉 Find a good lab. Take GOOD, I mean GOOOOD impressions. If you give the lab shat, you'll get shat back. Click to expand... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |||||||||||||||||||| That about sums it up!! The repetition remark is key IMHO.
HupHolland Full Member 10+ Year Member 5+ Year Member 15+ Year Member Feb 23, 2010 #11 OceanDMD said: Make sure your reduction is sufficient, but dont reduce too much...😉 Find a good lab. Take GOOD, I mean GOOOOD impressions. If you give the lab shat, you'll get shat back. Click to expand... 👍 in preclinic, they teach you to be super conservative. however, if I were to prep teeth in clinic the way I did in preclinic, I bet all of my restorations would be overcountoured. Hup
OceanDMD said: Make sure your reduction is sufficient, but dont reduce too much...😉 Find a good lab. Take GOOD, I mean GOOOOD impressions. If you give the lab shat, you'll get shat back. Click to expand... 👍 in preclinic, they teach you to be super conservative. however, if I were to prep teeth in clinic the way I did in preclinic, I bet all of my restorations would be overcountoured. Hup