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try, such as dental laboratories. In 2004, 3Shape began to receive an increasing number of re- quests from dental companies interested in the technology. “Wequicklydecidedthatifwe wanted to replicate our success in the hearing-aid industry, we needed to go for the full solution to have a very user-friendly sys- tem that the dental laboratories wouldadopt.Therefore,wewent toalotoflaboratories,smallones and big ones, and tried to figure out how we could optimise the processesinsteadofjustfindinga better way to make zirconia cop- ings. From the very beginning, our vision was to achieve a com- plete switch from analogue to digital,” Deichmann explained. 3Shape introduced its first 3-DdentalscannerandCAD/CAM software for virtual restoration design at the International Den- talShow(IDS)inColognein2005 and the system became a raving success. In the following years, the company extended and en- hanced their dental laboratory product range by continuously respondingtoandinvolvingtheir customers from the early stages of the product development process. “Perhaps the most important lesson we have learned is that innovation is only successful if it movesandisguidedindirections that truly benefit professionals in their daily work,” Clausen, CTO and head of the 3Shape develop- ment team, pointed out. Today, CAD/CAM has con- quered dental laboratories and clinics, ensuring high profitabil- itybymaintainingtop-levelqual- ity through standardised and controlled treatment and pro- duction processes that also ben- efit the patient. In Germany, tra- ditionally an early adopter of new technologies, approximately 82 % of all ceramic restorations are already produced using CAD/CAM technology. “The question today is no longer if CAD/CAM will endure in the industry,butratherwhenallden- tal professionals will be taking advantage of it,” Clausen said. After having conquered the dental laboratory industry, 3Shape also extended the proven technologies to dental clinics. “We analysed all existing scan- ning systems on the market and defined what we like and what we didn’t like about them. We wanted to create a system that incorporated all the advantages andeliminatedallthedrawbacks of the existing systems. Our solu- tion really needed to be faster, easier, more accurate and more reliable,” Deichmann said. At the opening day of IDS 2011, 3Shape launched its newest achievement, the TRIOS intra-oral scanning solution, which aims to revolutionise the dental practice. The 3Shape booth was literally flooded with dentists trying to get a glimpse of the sleek and elegantly designed scanner. One of the TRIOS 3-D scan- ner’s notable features is that it does not require dentists to apply spray or powder to coat the patient’s teeth, making scanning an easy, fast and comfortable process that does not ruin scan accuracy by adding material to teeth surfaces. In addition, it can scan any material, such as met- als, semi-transparent materials and skin. It only requires mini- mal training for use in clinical practice. The scanner captures over 3,000 2-D images per sec- ond, which is 100 times faster than a conventional video cam- era. Dentists who viewed the presentations at IDS stated that an“impression-free”dentalprac- tice seems to be just around the corner. An open communication in- terface allows dentists to send the scanned data via the Internet directly to the laboratory of their choice, where the technician can start designing the restoration immediately using 3Shape Den- tal System software or the appro- priate interface to third-party software. The TRIOS communi- cation software includes a tool to visualise the technician’s solu- tions for the patient, for example on an iPad, while the patient is still in the chair, which is espe- cially important for anterior cases. The system is designed to give dentists high-quality restora- tions and treat more patients rather than spending time and money on chairside milling. It handles a wide range of indica- tions and produces quality 3-D data that can easily be realised by any laboratory. Generally, digital data is con- trollable, predictable and avail- able any time, requiring only minimal space. This guarantees that the dentist owns and is able to use patient data without limi- tation and can potentially export virtual set-ups to other systems, such as for appliance manufac- turing. Surprisingly, 3Shape is the only major dental company that offerseasilyintegrablesolutions. All products are designed as plug-and-play solutions and fea- ture open interfaces for connec- tion to third-party applications. DENTALTRIBUNE Middle East & Africa Edition Industrial News 9 DENTOFLEX takes you to BRAZIL! Dentoflex Middle East | Jafza View Lob 19 Office 1301 | Dubai - U.A.E - P.O. 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