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Happy2thSpectatorGlen, get yourself a WAMKey and make your life easier. You could have removed that crown in less than a minute, and made the endo re-treat MUCH easier. Then you could have just re-cemented the crown. I used the WAMKey for the first time last week and removed a gold crown in about 40 seconds, no joke. I’ll never do endo through a crown again………
(Edited by Happy2th at 8:46 pm on May 26, 2003)
Glenn van AsSpectatorHi Rich……great to see you here. I have seen the WAM key and wondered how it worked. I have the Metalift which also works for Gold crowns but I hate them for porcelain.
I will look at the WAM key….do you have a web site for it.
I love to get the crown off for these as it makes the recementation alot easier but you can destroy the crown core buildup if it is soft I would imagine.
Glenn
Glenn van AsSpectatorHi Stephen……great to see you on here……..
This forum sure helped me with guys like Mark Colonna, Rod, Allen , the two rotten ronnies (just kidding) Patricio and of course the master of disaster, the gruesome twosome …..Bob Gregg and his partner in crime Delwin.
So many others like Jeff Cranska and others have joined since we started with 8 people in September of 2002…
Ron Schalter deserves a big hand for the educational content and the design of this board which is very very easy to read and well laid out…..
The egos get checked at the door and the web site aims to educate and nothing more…..
Thats why I come here everyday……..I learn tons and thats what makes it fun…….my assistants keep wondering if I dream this stuff up at night…..hahaha…I get it all of laserdentistry forum!!
Cya
Glenn
Glenn van AsSpectatorWhat about the biologic width??
Glenn
JUST KIDDING JEFF…………great case and one point I always find is that if you take a probe , even if you arent sounding, and take a photo……..NOBODY ever questions you about the depth of the pocket. They might not even argue about the darn procedure…..silly but true.
Nice case and nice result…….hey looking back , do you think that you could have gotten it perfect with some osseous work with the Opusdent??
Glenn
kellyjblodgettdmdSpectatorI have to agree with Rod, and Glenn, as well. I was present at the Oregon Dental Conference when Dr. Jesse spoke to many Oregon dentists about the Waterlase. Since I have been the only dentist in Portland (Oregon’s “big” city) who has an Erbium laser, I helped out at the event. Anyway – the presentation on the DVD is not only clear, but succinct and eye catching. The production work is great. Certainly, the information given could apply to all Erbiums.
I must second Glenn’s point, too, with regards to the effectiveness of this site. My thanks to all of you brave enough to show what you are doing and giving your insights. I wish I had found out about it sooner.
Thanks!
ASISpectatorHi Ron,
I totally concur with you. You have created a wonderful meeting place. I have learned so much and always pick up some more each time I log on.
Is the list of countries in descending order in regard to the number of registered participating members?
Andrew
ASISpectatorHi All,
It is pretty disruptive when the laser goes down. This is not just another piece of equipment in the office. For the laser, it is particularly difficult to manage without.
How does one deal with appointed patients who are coming because of the laser? Sorry, Mrs Smith, the laser is on the blitz again. Is it okay if I give you an injection and do it with the handpiece today?
A practice builder this is not.
Andrew
ASISpectatorHi Ron,
This is an interesting concept.
Will the role of this person be something like this? It is like having a “laser ombudsman” or the “JD Power of dental lasers” to whom each laser user can report any experience regarding their particular unit. With the assurance that their concern will be forwarded to the appropriate maker, and the data collected will be made available for all users and potential users.
So that any problem a laser user has will not just be a private matter between the user and the maker, but for the entire industry to take notice of. In this way, the overall realiability and performance of all laser units will be improved.
No more hear says and questionable sales pitch tactics, but proven clinical performance, and repair and maintenace records to substantiate the claims by the maker. Thereby, raising the standard of the entire dental laser industry for the benefit of all, but more importantly for the advancement of broader laser application in dentistry. Sounds like an idealistic endeavor? I hope this happens.
Andrew
BenchwmerSpectatorGlenn,
This procedure was a simple 1/2 hour procedure to expose the clinical crowns of #7,8. Patient had this look for over 40 years. Adding a crown lengthening procedure to the facial #8, would also add a restoration to cover exposed root structure. With #9 being labially tilted, there would still be discrepensies w/o Ortho.
Patient was happy with simple.
Jeff
Robert Gregg DDSSpectatorThanks for the kind comments everyone.
Andrew, we used a Yashica Dental Eye II 35mm and had digital images made from PhotoWorks. This was a case that preceded my entry into digital.
Yeah, tell us more about he WamKey…..I do a lot of endo, ad that could come in handy.
Bob
Robert Gregg DDSSpectatorHi Kelly,
Yes, the patient was anesthetized.
I’ve left the camp of trying to do a lot of laser tx w/o anesthesia. After a few years of trying to make it happen, I found it was easier, faster, better for me to numb them up and get the job done ASAP. Especially when I have lots of stuff going on like I do.
Bob
Robert Gregg DDSSpectatorHi jetsfan,
What laser and what settings did you use.
FOr years we have used our pulsed Nd:YAGs to remove the cement selectively and leave the post and surrounding dentin largely uneffected.
Usually 3.00 Watts, 20 hz, 100 usec. Then we use the Fr Nd:YAG to vaporize the gutta percha. Goes VERY quickly, right Geoff?….oh Geoff…where are you?
Love to see the pictures.
Bob
jetsfanSpectatorI am a waterlase user.
I used a g6 tip at 2.5W only 17%W as too much water would have made it impossible to see , and 25%A. The cement washed away nicely and as the tip has a diameter greater than the film thickness of the cement I did need to remove a small amount of dentin circumferentially.
Still working on the pics.
kellyjblodgettdmdSpectatorDavid – just wondering, what are you using the topical for? I am assuming that in this post you are referring to using the LaserSmile unit and bleaching handpiece for the purposes of pain alleviation in the TMJ. I have not heard of using topical associated with this procedure. Thanks for any info.
Kelly
dilbertSpectatorHere is a list of proposed info to gather. Feedback appreciated.
brand
model
Purchase date
Has or will laser payout Yes/No
Training level
Total downtime since purchase
Number of failures since purchase
Last failure mode and date
Last service date
Service performed
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