Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 02/16/2014 - 10:43am

Chapter 10 bridge shape in and stain/glaze videos posted. Particular attention is provided for shaping the pontic connector zones

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 04/17/2013 - 8:16am

Recently, several doctors have asked the following question:

“I had a crown de-bond, the patient has the crown but it has resin cement still bonded to the inside of the crown, what do I do to remove it?”  The simplest solution is to place the crown on a honey comb tray and fire in a furnace for about 5 minutes.  Resin will burn off during this

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 03/11/2013 - 10:51pm

Part A:  Posterior e.max Shaping using Dr. Klim’s Meisinger Lab Kit The Brush-on glaze trilogy series for the Ivoclar rapid e.max cycle (and it works for all e.max firing cycles).  Once milled, the e.max posterior

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 09/04/2012 - 10:05pm

This video is the completion video (IV) of the tutorial series on creating and finishing thin e.max crown margins (located in CEREC Liftoff Chapter 9).  I prefer this margin approach in the anterior aesthetic zone.  It is optimal for preservation of tooth structure and creating a realistic cervical zone color by using the natural optical transfer of rich cervical color

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 09/03/2012 - 10:43pm

This video tutorial (located in CEREC Liftoff Chapter 9) will review the shaping and finishing steps necessary to create a natural canine tooth emergence and thinning the e.max crown margin prior to crystallization. View Video

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 07/21/2012 - 10:50pm

I often receive questions about managing e.max proximal contacts from the virtual design through the crystallization stage and prevent proximal contact opening. This tutorial will review the three step I take to assure ideal and predictable e.max proximal contacts. Video tutorial posted in CEREC Liftoff Chapter 6...view

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 05/08/2012 - 8:19pm

Recently, several doctors have asked the following question:

“I had a crown de-bond, the patient has the crown but it has resin cement still bonded to the inside of the crown, what do I do to remove it?”  The simplest solution is to place the crown on a honey comb tray and fire in a furnace for about 5 minutes.  Resin will burn off during this

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 04/15/2012 - 10:08pm

When treating all-ceramic, CAD/CAM owners will need to use hydrofluoric acid to create an etch pattern in order to create a surface to adhesively bond to.  Different materials have different times to etch:

IPS Empress – 60 seconds with 5% hydrofluoric etch

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 03/19/2012 - 8:36pm

This video will convey the simple steps to characterize LAVA Ultimate.  Most of my cases are carried just through the polishing phase.  For those special cases where I would like a little more, the characterizing steps are efficiently accomplished as described in this tutorial. View

Submitted by James Klim DDS, CADStar Host on 03/04/2012 - 12:38pm

LAVA Ultimate material is used primarily for inlays and conservative onlays in my CEREC clinical theater.  This video will convey my efficient polishing steps and support materials.  CEREC 4.0 actualizes new levels of precision in the CAD/CAM world.  You will experience impeccable cavosurface margins and non-adjusting fits.