Re: Glidewell any good?



"The Real Paul" <no@xxxxx> wrote in message
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> Glidewell is in California as far as I know...
> When Cerec was just getting started, I thought they proposed just that -
> to
> have the milling machine at the lab and the doctors would scan the preps
> and
> modem the data into the lab.

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> You are saying they scan the prep on the model and mill it from that?


Of course we can. anyone with a CEREC machine can do that. Just spray
powder on the model, scan, design and mill. About once a year, I will get a
case on a second or third molar that is a lone standing tooth and is tipped
mesially. The patient wants the tooth restored, but is not interested in
uprighting, implants, etc. In order to postion the camera lens parallel to
the occlusal surface, I have to pour models, grind off the mesial teeth, and
scan in my lab. No way to position the camera properly in the mouth for
these teeth. Some dentists were working off models when doing the six
anterior teeth since we used to onlyl be able to postion the camera from the
mesial. In order to get right and left teeth on one virtual 3D model, we
would have had to bring the camera from the distal on one side. Since most
patients do not come with zippers on their cheeks, they would work off
models. The latest software release (this past month) now allows us to
image both sides from the mesial and simply invert one set of images to get
both sides on one virtual model without pouring a model. Great for veneer
cases.


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> "Dr Steve" <nospam@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> What country does Glidewell send the work to? Or, do they do it
> themselves?
>> Most big labs (who do this in-house) will just mill a porcelain onlay on
>> a
>> C3D now-a-days.
>>
>> Want me to mill it for you?
>>
>> --
>> ~+--~+--~+--~+--~+--
>> Stephen [What's a Temporary?], D.D.S.
>> Michigan, USA
>> ....................................................
>>
>> This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes
> only.
>> Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting
>> on
>> the advice or opinion expressed here. Only a dentist who has examined
>> you
>> in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect
>> your health.
>> ......................
>> "The Real Paul" <no@xxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:6Rbwe.12935$pa3.9506@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > I'm sending out for a porcelain onlay, just got an itch to do one
> instead
>> > of
>> > full coverage. The local labs don't really do them much so I thought
>> > I'd
>> > go
>> > with Glidewell. I've had them do some work before and it was good, just
> a
>> > bit more adjusting than I'm used to with the local guys. The local lab
>> > seems
>> > to 'know' my work and I usually don't adjust much at all. Do you guys
> use
>> > Glidewell much?
>> >
>> > p.s. no, I don't have the dough for a Cerec Steve (but it would be
>> > cool)
>> >
>> > --
>> > I got teeth
>> >
>> > Jesus loves me this I know
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>
>


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