Reasons to change to Full Contour Zirconia

Guaranteed for 10 Years

1. Don’t need to change cement
2. Don’t need to change preparation (chamfer, shoulder, feather ok)
3. Don’t need to change impression technique
4. Is more accurate because digital technology does not abrade the modelwork.
5. Cheaper than PFM
6. More Biocompatible than PFMs
7. You won’t have marginal ridge breakage
8. Nearly indestructible, clinically
9. Kinder to the tissue because of emergence profile
10. TLZ (our full contour Z) is 4x stronger than a PFM
11. BruxZir is 6x stronger than a PFM (6 year guarantee)



Molar TLZ Full Contour

ClearMatch – A Complimentary Shade Service

Calibration Tab

1 of 3 Printouts

Many shade-taking systems have come and gone through the years. The challenges with this technology have been cost, provider-support, and effectiveness. ClearMatch, a system we recently launched, is showing promise. It is a software that determines shade, value, and translucency from a chairside photograph. A special black-n-white calibration tab and a Vita A2 shade tab are held edge-to-edge to a target tooth, and a photograph is taken. The image is emailed to ROE and analyzed with the ClearMatch system. Shade, value and translucency maps are printed and provided to the ceramist (figure 1), and returned with the completed case.

The quality of the photograph is critical to the success of the shade analysis. Proper flash and focus are the two key components. We recommend in-office training, which is available to offices throughout Ohio at no charge. If you are interested, please contact Alan Banks at ROE. Complete instructions can also be found on our website at the Shade & Smile Service page along with a link to a thorough YouTube video.

ClearMatch software, developed a dozen years ago, is proving to be very effective. We use it, along with ShadeVision and other tools, when patients visit us for shade analysis.

Shade legend

CBCT Scatter - A Thing of the Past?

A couple of years ago we introduced the No-Scan Appliance technique for CBCT implant planning. It allows doctors to simply capture a CT scan, models, and a bite, to plan a surgical guide, and to skip the radiographic scan-appliance step. A contraindication to this technique has been the presence of metal-based restorations, which cause scatter and usually necessitate a scan appliance. We recently discovered a bite material called Memosil (Heraeus Kulzer) that suppresses scatter. The material is viscous, and will require a few layers to adequately cover the entire restoration. Once applied, it allows a CT scan to be captured. As with all implant CT scans the arches must be separated with cotton rolls. This technique makes unnecessary the extra appointment and the cost of a scan appliance. 2 / 50 Milliliter Tubes $101.70 (Benco, Patterson etc)

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·  Use any computer guided surgical kit.

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·    Support and training at no charge.