John, I've continued to experiment with different resins, but still haven't found one that creates a completely invisible repair. I haven't tried the coloring kit yet (I agree, $170=ouch!), but I may spring for it eventually if I can be convinced that it will do the trick. Steve On Mon, 8 Jul 1996 jpiesik@arinc.com wrote: > I have repaired numerous chipped ivories with the dental light-cure > system. Steve Brady turned me on to this method (see the July 1995 > edition of the Journal). This procedure is quick, clean, and strong! > It costs a bit to get set up, initially, but the results are worth it. > > The only drawback is that the cured resin/putty is more translucent than > the surrounding ivory (teeth are naturally translucent, more so than > ivory). The results are beautiful, but not quite perfect (know what I > mean, Vern?). > > My dentist has shown me a coloring kit ($170 - ouch!) that can be used > to color match with this method. Has anyone used this method and been > able to obtain the opaqueness/color of the surrounding ivory? Steve, > are you out there? > > John Piesik > San Diego Chapter PTG > JPIESIK@ARINC.COM > > Steve Brady, RPT "Chaos is the law of nature; order is the University of Washington dream of man." --Henry Adams sbrady@u.washington.edu
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