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Your guide to the Dentin shade
When you want to deliver an all-ceramic restoration, don’t overlook the Dentin shade as another tool for patient satisfaction. Making a crown...
Case sterilization in the office as well as the lab is extremely important. Last year, California Dental Arts was faced with a few situations having to do this topic. We received a number of cases that were bloody, not bagged properly, and generally increasing the risk of cross-contamination. We were also receiving implant screws, abutments, and other small parts that were loose in the bags and boxes. Many of these tiny parts were accidentally thrown out because they were not in a closed container.
To address these issues, California Dental Arts uses CavaCide to sterilize every model and impression that comes into our labs. CavaCide is effective in killing the HIV, TB, HBC, and HCV viruses. We take every precaution to eliminate the possible spread of infection and disease. It was important for us to address the situation in order to protect our team as well as yours.
*At times we get cases with “crown chips” and other small parts that are loose in the CDA boxes and bags. It is very difficult to get an accurate shade using a small chip from a broken crown. Please take shades and photos to aid in matching adjacent teeth. For anterior aesthetic cases, we recommend you have your patient come into the lab for a custom shade.
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When you want to deliver an all-ceramic restoration, don’t overlook the Dentin shade as another tool for patient satisfaction. Making a crown...
If you spend time on our blog, you’ll know that California Dental Arts is a stickler for precision. That’s why we design abutments, crowns and...
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