Meshmixer - Virtual Tooth Extraction 

Thanks for saying so. That means a lot to me!

Yep. You can make multiple adjacent pontic sites. VERY cool!

Happy to help! If it does help, it'll be Baron-1 : Bill-352... But hey, it's a start 😉

Hard to say, but my gut says that you didn't try enough combinations of the 2 sliders. I can always get it to work, but the numbers are different with every case. If you make a video and share it somewhere, I can take a look. But I'm pretty certain that you just need to move both sliders more. I don't believe either are totally to the left, BTW.

@@bgrutterdds thanks for thw quick reply. You're right. If i put both to the left it doesn't work. If i change with one more to the rigjt and the other more to the left it does the job great. Thanks a lot!

IDB?

Hold the Ctrl button while selecting.

Depends on my plan. And the case. Most likely same time, but that will digitally blunt the papillae. Then, the guide will physically when it's seated. So, depends on how important it is that I not harm the papillae in any way.

Thanks Baron I find that when I select two teeth the selection turns purple and doesnt let me do anything. that's why I normally do it individually

Yeah, the magenta is because the selection parameter is not smooth and flowing. Can't have any jagged edges. It doesn't know how to reconcile.

CBCT/DICOM of a patient won't capture soft tissue. If that's what you mean.

@@bgrutterdds I'm not a patient but interested in root analog implants like the ones done in Austria. I was wondering whether this tool can digitally extract a tooth from a 3D scan where the root is also seen. That way a cad model can be made and sent to a zirconia mill machine like a Cerec

CEREC would not be able to, as it would require a 5-axis mill. Also, the zirconia needs to be treated in a manner so as to ensure the surface is both sterile and hydrophilic. Lastly, I believe Root Analog implants to be a disaster in general. Rarely are we extracting teeth without boneless. And if there's ever need to remove the implant, it will be far more catastrophic to the patient than tooth or traditional implant removal. I believe these implants might be appropriate in about 5-10% of implant cases and likely will not solve a problem that needs solving.

@@bgrutterdds thank you for replying. Not being a dentist I'm guessing extracting a root analog implant would be catastrophic because it's fused to the jaw bone? Versus, I'm assuming, "unscrewing" the regular implants?

@@MiroBG359 No, it's actually less likely to integrate than a traditional titanium implant. But the problem is that it is not cylindrical, so removing it requires a lot more bone removal to get around the non-cylindrical shape. Especially on multi-rotative teeth like molars. Imagine you tried to remove a basketball hoop from concrete. You could drill a small trough in the concrete around the pole and then remove it. Now imagine that hole was curved in multiple directions and got wider in various directions. Imagine how much concrete you would have to remove to dislodge it.

That's my medically fragile daughter and her ventilator 😉

@@bgrutterdds there goes my tact, in this case I'm sending good karma to the little soldier!