Blue Sky Plan Guide: Flipper Design (EDITED)

[@dr.dustinpatrick2783]

This is awesome! Thank you for taking the time to share Baron.

[@bgrutterdds]

My pleasure!

[@ultrarunner0476]

Great video, thank you for taking the time to show us your ongoing creativity and innovation

[@bgrutterdds]

My pleasure!

[@ddelrose]

Always enjoy your documentation and sharing!

[@MattCline]

do you have a video explaining how to design a flipper when there is no tooth to duplicate?

[@HoneyBunny-ji2sr]

Is it possible to add ball clasps by cutting slots into the flipper and then using a cold cure acrylic to fill in the slots holding the ball clasps?

[@scottharris8936]

Awesome!!! Thanks!!! Can you make a Nesbit flipper with this process?

[@bgrutterdds]

Yeah, should with well. Just remember that the flex of the claps will depend on your material. Choose accordingly.

[@gmctan]

Hi Dr. Grutter. At the 2:14 mark, I can't seem to find my circle in my software. This is my first time using it, so bear with me. After hitting the selection brush and left clicking the mouse, it doesn't do anything. Right click and rolling the middle wheel achieves the same purpose of zooming in and out. So, where is that circle highlight, if I may ask. Thanks in advance.

[@bgrutterdds]

Are you holding the Shift button? That is your activation key to turn the pointer into an active tool.

[@gmctan]

@@bgrutterdds No, did not. Didn't know I had to. LOL. Thank you!!!

[@thatboyandy]

Awesome idea. These videos are so helpful. What material do you recommend for this?

[@bgrutterdds]

I'm using SprintRay OnX

[@jasonlarkin1037]

Brilliant my friend 👏

[@bgrutterdds]

Glad you like 😎

[@forrest4311]

Could you please make a video explaining how to create a flipper if your scan of the arch is already missing the tooth? It would be a tremendous help!

[@bgrutterdds]

The only difference would be that you would use the ad virtual tooth function that exists in the model editing module. Simply pick a tooth from the various tooth libraries and scale it to size and position it how you want. Then when you go to export the flipper, you just want to make sure that the only things visible in the 3D view are the flipper framework which is technically called a surgical guide in the software and the virtual tooth. Then when you go to file and export data, you'll see that those two things are checked. Export those two and print. You can use tools within the crown and bridge module to cut out the bottom of the tooth if you're worried about it impinging on tissue. Honestly, though, the pontic shape teeth in the software tend to work just fine. And even if you have to choose one of the libraries that isn't round on the bottom, it doesn't take long with a burr to simply grind it off to the shape you want. Sometimes it's not a bad thing to have a little extra there so that you can trim it to shape based on the post surgical setup.

[@mohammadtaghipour9099]

Hi , how can we export them seperately ?

[@tracypaul8926]

What do you do if you trace out the points for the surgical guide but the computer keeps giving you a crazy design that doesn't follow the dots?

[@bgrutterdds]

That can happen for many reasons. Most notably is flaws in the mesh. Make sure there are no holes or errors in the mesh and move your line.

[@adam5201]

Very cool. What resin did you use

[@bgrutterdds]

I used OnX.

[@MontrealDentistry]

Can't get the Model edit screen just model manipulation wich gives me not the same options as you. running latest version

[@bgrutterdds]

Need to switch from Advanced module to Model Editing module.

[@fernandotcd]

Great content

[@baumang]

Seeing as you only have Shade A1, would it be possible to bond shaded composite to the buccal to give you a better shade match?

[@bgrutterdds]

Yep. I've done that before. I've actually used putty to make a matrix and then cut back the tooth. At that point, you can just apply the composite and use the putty matrix to shape it for you. Once cured, just trim off the flash. That sad, I purchased the GC stain kit for this purpose.

[@Brendenator87]

@@bgrutterdds What shade A1 resin are you using here for intra-oral use?

[@bgrutterdds]

I'm not sure I understand the question. You asked what shade and then named the shade that I'm using. It's onx A1 that I use the GC optiglaze kit to stain to adjust.

[@SzaraDentalLab]

Awesome

[@Digital-Dental-Designing-Tech]

Simple and accurate. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I would like to do this in meshmixer, as I am using meshmixer more than BSP. In meshmixer I can merge both parts, and then make it solid and get a better stl file to 3d print.

[@bgrutterdds]

"Better" in what way? I can merge them in BSP, as well. But it offers no difference in print quality. Literally zero difference that the software sees. Except the fact that when you make something solid, it actually recreates the entire surface possibly introducing errors. Probably not significant when it comes to a flipper, but you are in fact recreating the entire mesh which I always advise against.

[@drchani7321]

Amazing

[@bgrutterdds]

Thanks!

[@claytondentalgroup365]

Thanks a lot. awesome. Not too long, not too short, very informative. How Flexible is OnX? Have you tried OnX Though?

[@bgrutterdds]

It's about like acrylic. Not much flex. I have Tough, but haven't used it for a flipper, yet. I've used Nightguard Flex when I need that and overlay with composite for the teeth. Not a perfect solution, but it works. You could also print the teeth in tooth resin and bond to the NG Flex framework.