Student succeeds in 3D-printing working braces for self. Total Cost?: $60

[Incis0r]

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[akog]

Looking at his website, he's obviously an incredibly smart dude, but the headlines of $60 don't do it justice:

"So what does one need to do this themselves? Knowledge of orthodontic movement, a 3D scanner, a mold of the teeth, CAD software, a hi-res 3D printer, retainer material, and a vacuum forming machine. I realized, I had - or could acquire - all of these things."

It was only $60 because he borrowed all the expensive stuff from his university.

 

[FrenchyM.D/D.O]

That's very impressive though.

 

[DentalLonghorn2014]

That's pretty cool. That guy is going places.
As for me... Today, I fried an egg and didn't burn the house down.

 

[MBlue16]

Honestly, as creative as this may look, without proper education this thing can totally go.. oh so wrong. You need to understand about occlusion, teeth arrangements, and a lot of cephalometric analysis. I can easily think of some things that can make your teeth be in an even worse condition: attrition and trauma, misalignment, and periodontal diseases. There's a reason we have specialists for orthodontic cases... It's not easy!!!

 

[DentalLonghorn2014]

Honestly, as creative as this may look, without proper education this thing can totally go.. oh so wrong. You need to understand about occlusion, teeth arrangements, and a lot of cephalometric analysis. I can easily think of some things that can make your teeth be in an even worse condition: attrition and trauma, misalignment, and periodontal diseases. There's a reason we have specialists for orthodontic cases... It's not easy!!!

A dentist made the exact comment on an article I read! Another dental student on another article said something similar and got crap for it lol

 

[Advance]

Honestly, as creative as this may look, without proper education this thing can totally go.. oh so wrong. You need to understand about occlusion, teeth arrangements, and a lot of cephalometric analysis. I can easily think of some things that can make your teeth be in an even worse condition: attrition and trauma, misalignment, and periodontal diseases. There's a reason we have specialists for orthodontic cases... It's not easy!!!

I dunno. He made it seem pretty easy.

 

[Spydra]

Something tells me this kids motivation wasn't just saving money. I bet he just got sick of going to the dentist.

 

[MBlue16]

A dentist made the exact comment on an article I read! Another dental student on another article said something similar and got crap for it lol

Lol really? Idk man... I learned ortho and I realized that there is a lot more to it. Honestly, I don't care what people think, I just personally won't do it myself without proper education/ knowledge. 🙂

I dunno. He made it seem pretty easy.

Yeah well... I guess I should've made myself more clear. It's not easy to do it properly. There are just a lot of adverse effects from bad orthodontic practices.

Here's one case that may change your mind:
(I understand that this is not exactly the same, but use this as a reference point. One thing I know is that we need to apply light, continuous force when doing ortho. This case might violate that rule).
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...perts-warn-ruin-gums-make-teeth-fall-out.html

 

[DentalLonghorn2014]

Lol really? Idk man... I learned ortho and I realized that there is a lot more to it. Honestly, I don't care what people think, I just personally won't do it myself without proper education/ knowledge. 🙂



Yeah well... I guess I should've made myself more clear. It's not easy to do it properly. There are just a lot of adverse effects from bad orthodontic practices.

Here's one case that may change your mind:
(I understand that this is not exactly the same, but use this as a reference point. One thing I know is that we need to apply light, continuous force when doing ortho. This case might violate that rule).
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...perts-warn-ruin-gums-make-teeth-fall-out.html

Lol yeah man. There are people who are not educated in dentistry (or any medical specialty really) who love to say that we are just looking for ways to squeeze every penny out of our patients. Although they exist, the majority of dentists practice ethical dentistry and always puts the patients 1st. I'm just a regular pre-dental student so what do I know? 🙂

 

[Advance]

Lol really? Idk man... I learned ortho and I realized that there is a lot more to it. Honestly, I don't care what people think, I just personally won't do it myself without proper education/ knowledge. 🙂



Yeah well... I guess I should've made myself more clear. It's not easy to do it properly. There are just a lot of adverse effects from bad orthodontic practices.

Here's one case that may change your mind:
(I understand that this is not exactly the same, but use this as a reference point. One thing I know is that we need to apply light, continuous force when doing ortho. This case might violate that rule).
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/a...perts-warn-ruin-gums-make-teeth-fall-out.html

Oh wow. Yeah I see what you mean.

 

[DentalLonghorn2014]

Speaking of "do it yourself" dentistry,
Have yall heard about using coconut oil or oil pulling for cavities? Lol

 

[Advance]

Speaking of "do it yourself" dentistry,
Have yall heard about using coconut oil or oil pulling for cavities? Lol

Yeah! I had a conversation with one of my buddies about the coconut oil thing a while back.

 

[fancymylotus]

Speaking of "do it yourself" dentistry,
Have yall heard about using coconut oil or oil pulling for cavities? Lol

yes

comes up in social situations frequently, people asking my opinion of this.

I generally just pretend like I didn't hear them and wander away


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[JLT223]

Bout to gain a ticket to snap city!

 

[DentalLonghorn2014]

yes

comes up in social situations frequently, people asking my opinion of this.

I generally just pretend like I didn't hear them and wander away


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What is the theory behind this new practice? If any? lol

 

[fancymylotus]

What is the theory behind this new practice? If any? lol

The theory behind it?

Probably weird Instagram hippies. Totally serious.

This ranks up there with most annoying things that happen in social situations right behind "DENTIST XYZ TOTALLY SCREWED SOMETHING UP IN MY MOUTH IF I OPEN REALLY BIG DO YOU THINK YOU CAN LOOK AND TELL ME WHATS WRONG?!"

To which I always answer "sorry, graduating dental school does not give one X-ray vision powers"




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[DentalLonghorn2014]

The theory behind it?

Probably weird Instagram hippies. Totally serious.

This ranks up there with most annoying things that happen in social situations right behind "DENTIST XYZ TOTALLY SCREWED SOMETHING UP IN MY MOUTH IF I OPEN REALLY BIG DO YOU THINK YOU CAN LOOK AND TELL ME WHATS WRONG?!"

To which I always answer "sorry, graduating dental school does not give one X-ray vision powers"


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LOL

I remember seeing a couple on "Extreme Cheapskates" who performs extractions at home by using a chair/sofa, a vacuum cleaner, pliers, etc. It was unbelievable and extremely dangerous. People. smh lol

 

[schmoob]

The theory behind it?

Probably weird Instagram hippies. Totally serious.

This ranks up there with most annoying things that happen in social situations right behind "DENTIST XYZ TOTALLY SCREWED SOMETHING UP IN MY MOUTH IF I OPEN REALLY BIG DO YOU THINK YOU CAN LOOK AND TELL ME WHATS WRONG?!"

To which I always answer "sorry, graduating dental school does not give one X-ray vision powers"




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What crappy dental school did you graduate from?