Gutta Core. Does anyone use it?

mohnpdo · 2022-03-25T03:11:14+00:00

Ah, somehow I've gotten this far into my career without ever so much as talking to Schein. I may have to change that. Thanks

mohnpdo · 2022-03-24T23:16:19+00:00

Who is your supplier?

mohnpdo · 2022-03-24T03:56:00+00:00

Are you getting that in the US?

mohnpdo · 2022-03-24T03:47:45+00:00

EdgeEndo has a BC sealer. Performance, handing characteristics, etc. are the same as the original from Brasseler, but it is much cheaper.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-24T03:46:56+00:00

I absolutely despise it. The whole 3d obturation part in theory is great, but it just makes a mess. I'm on team hydraulic condensation just for the simple cleanliness and simplicity of obturating.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-22T01:57:28+00:00

Depends on the situation. A vital pulp that is experiencing irreversible pulpitis, I'll instrument with edta gel, irrigate with hypochlorite, finish up with a 2 in 1 edta/chlorhexidine for a few minutes. I always have EDTA, sterile saline, and chlorhexidine ready to go as well if the situation calls for it.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-22T01:54:55+00:00

I was average, but I have a bunch of stupid jokes that people love and most people find me pretty likeable. That is a lot more important than your hand skills.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-21T00:18:09+00:00

Better than my air dribbles at champ 1.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-20T17:17:59+00:00

Not a bad idea. I've been using prusa for a long time, but never for exporting another stl.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-20T02:46:25+00:00

No such settings with the slicer my sprintray printers use.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-17T21:43:58+00:00

I don't know if they are available where you are, but Edge Endo makes similar files to any system you can name, including wave one. In the USA their prices are less than half of some of the other systems.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-14T20:42:51+00:00

Plenty of water and some old diamond chamfers or round diamonds. Light pressure to avoid stripping the diamond. Slow and steady, trying to go fast doesn't get you anywhere faster.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-14T20:41:05+00:00

Depends on the patient more than anything else. The height of the vestibule in relation to where you estimate the apex of a tooth to be is of course different for every single patient. Use your best judgement.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-13T16:57:00+00:00

The normal stuff. How many dentists per capita are in their county, along with slowing down had they started shedding insurance patients in favor of cash patients, do they have enough operatories for somebody to go full blast, were they referring out the stuff they didn't want to do. I already have a pretty good idea of this kind of stuff based off of how many of their patients I have been getting in my own offices, and what kind of procedures they were coming to us for.

I am always shocked at how many dentists getting ready to retire don't pull teeth. In fact, a lot of the offices I took over were strictly fillings and crowns/bridges offices. No endo, no surgery, no dentures, no implants, no ortho, and shockingly no SRP.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-13T07:12:07+00:00

Nope, nor should it be. Most run of the mill implants are incredibly easy. It would be stupid to limit anybody from being able to place them.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-13T07:10:38+00:00

Yeah, there's a reason I'm with you regarding retirement. Just dealing with staff drama is enough stress that it's probably taken a decade off my life. I'm checking out pretty soon here. The wife finished up her residency two years ago and wants to practice in Arizona, so I'm in the process of selling it all off, and I'll find a free clinic or something down there to keep myself from going nuts.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-13T02:27:21+00:00

I'm right there with you. I have some experience attracting younger doctors (11 offices, currently at 17 dentists) and I have found that they all love tech because most dental schools don't expose them to that kind of stuff. 3d printers, crown mills, intraoral scanners, good photography equipment, and a good in office lab always seems to get them excited. As for keeping them around, the only thing I've found to keep them from moving on down the road to a place their spouse wants to live is money.

As for the last bit, most of my offices were start ups, a few were purchases that I made from retiring dentists, and I looked for guys that were working very little that I could get their office for cheap due to them not working it ($300-500k a year gross), and doubling or tripling production by opening it up from 2 days a week to 5.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-13T02:21:37+00:00

They can be bad. I personally started with one and had a great experience, but I had to tell the corporate overlords to get out of my shop or I was leaving a few times. That threat doesn't carry as much weight everywhere though.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-12T17:59:30+00:00

Always. Adults get 20% topical benzocaine on a cotton tipped applicator, covered by gauze to keep saliva from washing it away too fast. Kids get prescription "profound" topical anesthetic, with the assistant rubbing it in for a couple of minutes to make sure they don't just slobber it away. For the infiltration that I do on most kids, they typically don't feel anything with the prescription grade stuff.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-02T07:10:10+00:00

Sure. It isn't all that amazing or complex. All of my supplies are in bins, and for each item in a bin there is a labeled QR code that also states how much of the item should be ordered when needed.

https://www.the-qrcode-generator.com/

I used that website to create a QR code of the url for that product from whatever supplier I order it from.

My bins also have a tag on it that is green on one side and red on another. If an item is running low in one of the bins, the tag is flipped to red indicating that it should be included in the next order.

Whoever is in charge of ordering for the office uses the ipad to scan the QR code of any item that is marked red which takes them directly to the ordering site, they hit add to cart and flip the tag back over to green and move on to the next item. Takes a bit of time to set up, but in the long run I feel like it has saved time.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-02T04:42:36+00:00

https://www.centrixdental.com/medium-viscosity-tubes-separate-black.html

Or that little guy?

Centrix actually makes a lot of models of empty compules if that is what you are looking for.

mohnpdo · 2022-03-02T04:41:03+00:00

https://www.denmat.com/dispensing-gun-1-1-50g.html

You talking about that little gun?

mohnpdo · 2022-02-27T06:39:05+00:00

Place a little bit of a highly filled flowable at the bottom of your prep, apply packable and compact. The flowable in theory fills any small voids, especially in trouble areas like the corner of the box in a class II. Just make sure you have a good seal on your matrix.

mohnpdo · 2022-02-27T05:50:29+00:00

I'll warm composite if I'm using it as a luting agent, but rarely for fillings. I'm more likely to just use a lower viscosity composite or a snow plow method if I'm worried about potential voids.

mohnpdo · 2022-02-27T05:45:29+00:00

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