On last week’s run of three maxillary cases, I got more reliable pressure mapping with Fit Checker Advanced (silicone) than classic PIP, and it meant fewer sore-spot calls — especially at the PPS and over the tuberosities… Are you seeing the same, and do you adjust digital relief in exocad (around 0.15–0.20 mm) based on those marks to dial in comfort?
I’ve had better luck anchoring everything to a unique CustodianID and using an Airtable Automation to append a ‘status log’ on every change, plus a formula that flags overdue 4(c)/4(d) pulls and clean‑team expirations in red for the 4:30 check. One caveat: stop typing HHI snapshots — pipe them from a locked Google Sheet/CSV so you get versioned numbers and fewer fat‑finger edits. Our motto was “no doc left behind” and it worked.
@cpeterson71, ‘dry first’ helps, but Gishy Goo stays on through meals; costs more than wax past day 3.
Lately, swapping the ‘bite wafer’ for a chilled silicone chewie that first evening seems to calm the ache without overworking things, then I have them switch back to the wafer by day 3. For bracket rub, a tiny dab of Gishy Goo sticks better than wax when you dry the spot first — , the slide-off drives me nuts — but it does cost more. Anyone else see fewer callbacks with that swap?
Biggest uptime win for us was adding a 2‑minute weekly check of the cure box with a 405 nm radiometer and logging mW/cm²; when output drops about 15% we preemptively swap the LED panel, which killed our under‑cures.
The ‘90‑minute’ CBCT/scanner/sterilizer CE helps; tip — recalibrate scanners after firmware updates; heavy print shops may prefer 3D upkeep.
Fit Checker Advanced’s been more reliable for me too; to keep the PPS/tuberosity reads honest, I drill two 0.8 mm palatal vents in the base before mapping and always reseat twice. If the same spot repeats, I nudge exocad relief to “0.15–0.20 mm” only there — usually 0.18 on the distal tuberosity slope — and leave the PPS tight otherwise. Have you tried vents, or are you relying just on seating pressure?