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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / July 2005It appears that I'm back.
They told me it would take another modem, etc... but here I am. SP  SignatureFinally: take out the TRASHH Good to have you back. Now a trick question: I sold my almost unused Garrison gold matrix kit for 60 pounds and I bought an Optracontact kit. Am I crazy? George > Good to have you back. > Now a trick question: I sold my almost unused Garrison gold matrix kit > for 60 pounds and I bought an Optracontact kit. Am I crazy? > > George Well, _I_ don't like the rings either: I have to shave off too much in the interdental to get them to work properly. What is an Optracontact kit? And how much is 60 pounds? What dental materials con one buy for sixty pounds? Thanks SP SignatureFinally: take out the TRASHH > Well, _I_ don't like the rings either: I have to shave off too much in > the interdental to get them to work properly. > > What is an Optracontact kit? And how much is 60 pounds? What dental > materials con one buy for sixty pounds? I know you like doing posterior composites, so you're going to like this: http://www.ivoclarvivadent.com/com/en/products/optraline/optracontact.html . It's a clever way to get good contacts with a tofflemyer. And you can position the contact anywhere in the tooth you want. George > > Well, _I_ don't like the rings either: I have to shave off too much in > > the interdental to get them to work properly. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > George I looked at the Ivoclar devices (that tool and the matrices) and it looks good. Thanks for the info. I must say though that I've gone back to the good ol' Automatrix and pushing a pre-cured piece of composite against the band on the inside (against the contact) whilst my assistant cures it. If I form the composite on a Palodent or other sectional matrix, and make the internal part of the Automatrix rounded with a ball burnisher, this gives me the best results as far as contact shape and tightness goes. I have no shortage of sectional matrices here, believe me. Thanks SP SignatureFinally: take out the TRASHH Didn't believe me did you? SignatureRoy rem NADA to reply | They told me it would take another modem, etc... but here I am. | SP > Didn't believe me did you? Well, I cannot believe the ineptness, that's for sure. I got back online just in time for our 'vacation' which is in the last two weeks in July. We were all going to go down to my Dad's place and hang for two weeks. Unfortunately, my sister had been in the hospital for the last two or three weeks and Wednesday nite last, she died quite unexpectedly ( at least to me ). I asked for an autopsy and it was kidney cancer, but she had most other organs touched as well. A reall bummer. She wos only 46. She had had a hysterectomy a couple of years ago ( fibromas in the ovaries ) so they took them out. They did it by traditional surgery, and they found cancer behind the cervix, not in it. They removed it ( or so they thought...) but when you see lungs, liver and kidney attacked at the same time, you have to wonder if the follow ups were adaquate. Maybe I am a pessimist, but it seems that bad news always comes to me in the summer time. So, I'm taking Thursday afternoon off, and we're going to Montreal for a small ceremony and get together. The kids haven't seen their uncle (my brother) for at least five years ( we are on three continents ) and so we are going to rocket down to Montreal, shake hands and then rocket back. Bummer, but if we don't, the kids'll never know their uncle. Sorry for ranting, but I do feel cheated. Cheers anyways SP SignatureFinally: take out the TRASHH Major disappointment in life. I am sorry Call me if you need to vent. Signature~+--~+--~+--~+--~+-- Stephen [What's a Temporary?], D.D.S. Michigan, USA .................................................... This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes only. Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on the advice or opinion expressed here. Only a dentist who has examined you in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect your health. ...................... > >> Didn't believe me did you? [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > Cheers anyways > SP I'm terribly sorry, SP. Webby > Major disappointment in life. > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > Cheers anyways > > SP > Major disappointment in life. > > I am sorry > > Call me if you need to vent. No... thanks but it's cool... She wouldn't have had patience with that... and I'm okay. I spoke to her about two hours before she died, and I could hear that she was suffering. I said I'd come down to Mtl that weekend to visit, and she said: "Yeah.... That'd be nice...". The way she said it, I knew there was little hope. You know it's really stupid, but I didn't even _think_ to order flowers. Can you believe that? My own sister... I don't know what I was thinking. At least she was with my Mom and she didn't die alone. And so now, I go back to my pea fart little clinic, and listen to the cheap-o retirees who have broken teeth because they have a whole occlusion hanging on one or two teeth, and they won't spring for crowns or onlays, and I tell them a paraphrasing what you said once before: "Listen, I cannot break the laws of Physics. Nor can I stand beside you while you sleep and stop you from grinding your teeth. If you ask me to rebuild that tooth with white filling or amalgam, I WILL NOT GUARANTEE IT and when it breaks, you will arrange yourself with the consequences. There are worse things in this world than to spend a little more money on a better treatment" I've done that a few times since I heard of my sister's death, and I've decided I'm not going to grovel any more. Life is too short. If these fools will continue to hold me down, I will sell the damn thing and go somewhere else. If I was doing well in dentistry, I'd be able to take a day off and spend it with my brother, who is rocketing in from Africa for this burial ceremony. Unfortunately, I cannot. My brother told me about five years ago: "the reason you are in financial trouble is that you choose to accept it." He is right. I will not become arrogant, that is not in me; but I will stop eating crow to please a sorry lot of losers. Sorry. this time I really am finished ranting. No amount of bellyaching will bring my sister back, and that is not what she would want. She was a fighter. She had more than her share of adversity and bad luck in this world, and she rose above it, and she deserves better than to be survived by snivelling old men. I suggest that you all go and phone your brothers and sisters. Especially those with whom you have had bad relations. You never know when you may be called to feel the void that I feel now, and you never know when you will be called to cause it either. Cheers SP SignatureFinally: take out the TRASHH I'm very sorry Stove. George Condolences carabelli > I'm very sorry Stove. Us too SP. The Simons > > I'm very sorry Stove. > > Us too SP. > > The Simons Thanks again to you all. We had the service yesterday (Thursday) and it went well. A lot of people I hadn't seen in years. Thanks again SP SignatureFinally: take out the TRASHH >Unfortunately, my sister had been in the hospital for the last two or >three weeks and Wednesday nite last, she died quite unexpectedly ( at >least to me ). Deepest sympathy. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com No words to express my heartfelt sympathy. Gail > No words to express my heartfelt sympathy. > > Gail 'Appreciate it, Thanks to all SP SignatureFinally: take out the TRASHH > Unfortunately, my sister had been in the hospital for the last two or > three weeks and Wednesday nite last, she died quite unexpectedly ( at > least to me ). Thank you, my friends, for expressing your sympatiies. It does mean a lot to me. I tagged a bit more of a rant onto DrS's reply, if you're interested. Now, let us speak no more of it. Thanks again SP SignatureFinally: take out the TRASHH Stove fine I have some next question of camera 1 does It have stop picture function? 2 can I put it to LCD with auto/video input 3 is It ok for you after some period ? regards >> Unfortunately, my sister had been in the hospital for the last two or >> three weeks and Wednesday nite last, she died quite unexpectedly ( at [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Thanks again > SP > Stove fine I have some next question of camera > 1 does It have stop picture function? Non, Nein und Nyet. This is why I connect it to a VHS video recorder, and from there to the television. I record what I see on the tape and play it back. I freeze frame the things I want to show the patient. The camera is strictly online analog, with no circuitry for digitizing or freezing the picture. It is essentially a web cam that connects to a TV or a video recorder. One added benefit of this: I have my hygienist film and record the whole mouth of kids (especially new ones) and if they are apprehensive when I come into the treatment room, I just put it on and point out everything to them: teeth, gums, tongue... and the sit RAPT while viewing THEIR mouths. I've even asked my secretary to have the parents bring in a VHS tape so they can take their mouths home and show the whole neighborhood. > 2 can I put it to LCD with auto/video input If that equipment has phono inputs and accepts S video, I think you can, yes. I am not 100 percent sure, though. > 3 is It ok for you after some period ? If you use it like I described above, or just connect it directly to a TV to examine a tooth for the fourth canal, it is fine. The focal length is quite long (you have to be a bit far from the surface to have it in focus). This is a bit of a problem with second molars when you look at the occlusal, or on the buccal of upper molars. Other than that, for US$ 98, it is a good buy. IMO Cheers SP SignatureFinally: take out the TRASHH > > Stove fine I have some next question of camera > > 1 does It have stop picture function? [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > -- > Finally: take out the TRASHH You've done a terrific job with the camera, integrating it with the VCR and the television. And the price is unbeatable. Remember back to 1990, when the first intraoral cameras (was it Fuji?) produced a circular image in the middle of the screen, and cost what, ten or twenty thousand dollars? And that was for a distorted image, too. Congrats on your ability to adapt the technology in a way that benefits both you and the patients. That was a great idea about sending the kids home with a video recording of their own mouths! - dentaldoc > Congrats on your ability to adapt the technology in a way that benefits > both you and the patients. That was a great idea about sending the kids > home with a video recording of their own mouths! > > - dentaldoc Thanks, Bill. You might try that. You have one too. If the kids come back with their videos and you do the next recall exam and put that on it as well, they have a bit of incentive to keep their teeth clean. I won't say that the hygienist finds it easy to do, but it _does_ work. Cheers SP SignatureFinally: take out the TRASHH -- > And the price is unbeatable. Remember back to 1990, when the first > intraoral cameras (was it Fuji?) produced a circular image in the > middle of the screen, and cost what, ten or twenty thousand dollars? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > - dentaldoc I had a Fugi DentaCam. It was about $25K with printer. Fantastic camera. Far better resolution and clarity of image than any camera on the market today. If it was not so bulky, I would never have given it away. There was no image distortion. The camera angle was at the same bevel as our mouth mirrors. You could invert the image so the screen image was inverted just like when we look in a mirror. In this mode, you could use the camera in place of your mirror and work under microscope conditions. You could capture 1/4/6/9 images on once screen and print them that way. You could do a full size image with a 1/9 size image of the pre-op in the corner. It was great for insurance documentation. You could print the patient name, SS#, etc. and a 2-4 line description on the picture. Great Device! |
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