Technical

A functional, esthetic full-mouth rehabilitation gave this 24-year-old woman a new smile and enhanced facial harmony while preserving as much of her tooth structure as possible.

Eon One is a white-label solution for labs that want to enter the clear aligner market via their own brand.

Christoph Strauch presents the process for milling a bite splint with optimill memosplint from dentona.

Kaila Nakanishi, CDT, offers a step-by-step look at how 3Shape's new AI-powered upper nightguard design service works.

By Gene Peterson, BS, CDT, and Israel Finger, DDS

System Overview

The Baltic Denture System (BDS) from Merz Dental GmbH and distributed by Sterngold in North America features the BDCreator® PLUS software and advanced BDLoad® milled materials.

Technicians can integrate any type of removable prosthetic...

By Dr. Stephen Wagner, Wagner Denture Group, Albuquerque, NM

Restorative Challenge

The patient had worn dentures for many years but was never thrilled with the fit and, as an outgoing man who loved to smile, wanted to improve the esthetics as well.

Treatment Plan

Examination of his oral cavity showed...

By Wendy Auclair Clark, DDS, MS, and Ibrahim Duqum, DDS, MS

Dental Team

Wendy Auclair Clark, DDS, MS, and Ibrahim Duqum, DDS, MS, Division of Prosthodontics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; and Chris Love, CDT, Digital Removables Manager, Absolute Dental Lab, Durham, NC.

Dental Team Statement

One...

Dental Team

Tom Wiand, CDT, Wiand Dental Lab, and Steven Goldstein, DDS, both of Scottsdale, AZ.

Restorative Problem

The patient, who has a gag reflex, was struggling with his existing denture; the overall fit, mold, tooth position and amount of tissue exposure were making it difficult to wear.

Treatment...

Technician’s Statement

The development of workflows, materials, software and equipment for digital dentures is moving rapidly. We can now mill and print digital dentures or use hybrid workflows that combine digital and analog procedures, and deciding which is best for the patient depends on the...

After two-plus years on the market, the benefits of the Lucitone Digital Print Denture (LDP) are well documented. Labs producing LDP dentures experience an average labor reduction of 65% compared to manual fabrication of traditional acrylic dentures, and have a multitude of workflow options including...