CAD/CAM - international magazine of digital dentistry

I industry news _ 3Shape _To improve and expand their services, both dentists and labs need to address dentistry as a whole. 3Shape provides digital methods for im- proving efficiency throughout all phases of dental treatment, starting from the intra-oral impression scanned at the dentist’s clinic and continuing all the way through to manufacturing. Dental System 2012 offers many features spe- cifically designed to enable labs to develop their business as service centres for dentists. As a central partofthisstrategy,3ShapeDentalSystem2012fa- cilitates workflows relevant to all areas of dentistry. 3Shape’s TRIOS is a complete digital impression solution for dental clinics that enables dentists to capture the intra-oral situation directly, achieving huge benefits in relation to traditional analogue impression taking. 3Shape TRIOS includes intra- oral scanning, intelligent software, and communi- cationwiththelab.Uniquefeaturesincludespray- free scanning, complete motion and positioning freedom while scanning, instant impression vali- dation, and smart scan-edit tools. Digital workflows enabled by 3Shape’s solutions: _The dentist or the clinic’s secretary creates the digital order using a form that is customised according to the specific lab’s requirements. The dentist easily scans the patient’s teeth, validates thedigitalimpression,andimmediatelysendsthe casetothelabwhilethepatientisstillinthechair. _LabsusingDentalSystemcanreceiveTRIOSdigital impression scans or third-party intra-oral scans (Sirona CEREC, Cadent iTero) from the dentist’s clinic directly in their TRIOS Inbox and can then start the design process immediately. _With 3Shape’s new Model Builder, labs can use TRIOSscansdirectlytodesignlabmodels,includ- ing implant models, either in-house or locally. The digital models are fully prepared for opti- mised manufacturing on 3-D printers or milling machines. _Dental System’s Digital Temporaries feature en- ables labs to digitally design and produce tem- poraries—directly from the pre-preparation scan and without pouring a gypsum model. _Labs can prepare aesthetic Virtual Diagnostic Wax-ups to send to the clinic for dentist–patient preview before the patient’s teeth are even pre- pared. _3Shape Communicate enables easy lab–dentist collaboration during all steps of the case. Ap- proved designs can be reused when designing the final crown, saving time and ensuring aes- thetics. _3Shape’sCAMbridgesoftwareautomaticallypre- paresdigitaldesignsformanufacture,andDental System supports almost all materials and manu- facturing equipment. Digital technologies are rapidly becoming the standard in dental clinics, labs and manufactur- ing centres, and now the most advanced systems support collaboration and workflows between them._ 38 I CAD/CAM 2_2012 3Shape A/S Holmens Kanal 7 1060 Copenhagen K Denmark www.3shape.com CAD/CAM_contact 3Shape technologies—Closing-in on complete digital dentistry