Which ingots do you prefer for Emax?
Michelle Mathuews · Aug 27, 2013 at 11:48am
Michelle Mathuews
I'm partial to the LT. Most of the dentists I work for prefer it too...They say the HT seems too gray for their liking.
Posted Aug 27, 2013 at 11:48amAug 27 2013, 11:48:44 am
Question
We mostly use LT, but have found that others are using mostly HT. Which do you use and when?
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Michelle Mathuews
Technician at Adena Dental Technologies, Inc. · Frankfort, OH
Dental Lab Tech, Crown&Bridge, CAD/CAM
Patrick Coon
My workhorse ingot is the LT with a little more now going to the value shades (V1, V2, V3). The issue with the HTs is that they were developed to be an inlay, onlay and veneer material. Because of this, they do great with thin resorations...[More] (<1mm). As the HTs get thicker (especialy...
Martin Martinez
I would say broaden your horizon. Emax offers so many ingot types that its too hard to say in general. But I can say that HT ingots are good for posterior stain technique, but if the wax up is too thick, it will be too gray. You can also use Value ingots...[More] in these situations. LT ingots are good for copings,...
Ursula Razo
Tom Rysz