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watchTVandrelax.Wetellpatients toexpect tobeat theoffice
twohourswithonlyabout 30minutes of that beingworkedon.
Also, train your assistants. Don’t want to train them your-
selves? Send them to me and I’ll train them!
Jeff Zaffos | Westbury, N.Y.
So, I agree withmany things that have been said
on the topic, but I have questions.
Darin has shown that CEREC Guide is very successful
and that all like the OptiGuide. There are times that I have
patients that either have significant C&B restorations or
are partially/completely edentulous. I have been using
Classic Guides for these cases, but it takes the digital out of
a digital office. What suggestions can be offered?
Robert Schmitz | Locust Valley, N.Y.
While the scan is being constructed I image
the arch and design the restoration for export.
From there it is uploaded to the CT and design is done.
Darin, I amwaiting for twoOptiGuides to come back from
SICAT, both were scanned off the models taken the day of
the 3-D. 3-D was read immediately, and implant proposal
made. Patient was booked for surgery.Modelswere scanned
during free time and proposals get imported. Final place-
ment verified and tweaked, and cases submitted to SICAT.
Implants and healing abutments have been ordered.
Again, I am waiting for the guides to be returned. I will
only know then how good this turns out, but the work flow
seemed less, and even less chair time for the patient.
August de Oliveira | Encino, Calif.
[Above] Here is a case I did (recently). Total timewas about
1.5 hours, which included a polished CEREC temp.
[Above] Here is another fractured pre-molar and imme-
diate temp. No ferrule, broken down #13. Could only fit a
small reference body. Assistant took alginate, poured up
Mach 2 model, I adapt the thermoplast and place Refer-
ence Body — this is at the 15 minute mark. Patient is
scanned with Reference Body.
[Above] While the CEREC Guide was being milled, we
removed the tooth and any tissue that was left in this image.
I’m still working on the CEREC Guide keys for Zimmer/
ID. Just ordered another round of prototypes and, once I
approve them, I can start production.
Implant in with great torque values. Scraped the anterior
portion of the sinus as I expanded. Not sure if I am touching
membrane or engaging the floor. Will keep an eye on it.
[Above] One problem with all non-powder-based imaging
systems is that when confronted with anything shiny you get