Please activate JavaScript!
Please install Adobe Flash Player, click here for download
ePaper created 2015-03-07, 18:13:20 | version 1.33.01
industry report _ implant treatment planning I cian an intuitive planning process. Planmeca Romexis is an open platform that works with Planmeca and any other dental cone beam manufacturer, such as ImagingSciencesInternational,Gendex,Instrumentarium DentalandSOREDEX,foracompletesolution. So there is no need to worry about whether you haveacertainsystem. Although other manufacturers have used a closed looptosimplyexportastaticfileintoimplantplanning software, only Planmeca Romexis brings them all togethertorevolutionizetheentirerestorative/implant planning. I don’t want to learn new surgical software—I’ve alreadyinvestedtimeandeffortlearningmyrestorative software.Wouldn’titbegreatifIcouldhaveallthedata on my restorative system—and be able to play, adjust anddesignboththerestorationandtheimplantplace- mentallonthesamescreen? Well, that’s what we can do with Planmeca Romexis—anythingwewant—atanystageofthegame or plan. I can now draw a nerve the same way (using similar tools) as I draw a margin on a preparation. The interfaceismadefordentistry…forrestorativedentistry. _Flexibility is the key Being flexible is important. I know the implant is not always going to be able to be placed exactly where I want it to be. Factors including bone density, dimen- sions and nerve location all can dictate the final place- ment. But wouldn’t it be nice to know beforehand as youaredesigningtherestoration? With Planmeca Romexis, I can be flexible because my restoration design and implant placement are both on the same screen, so I can adjust both para- meters (restoration and implant) rather than try to heroically save a situation with angled abutments, extensions and other compromises only on the restorativeend. _Optimize, don’t compromise I’ve been lucky enough to be involved and see the developmentofthisexcitingsoftwareprogram.Itmakes everyone’s“wishlist”cometrue.Icandrawthenerve(s), viewthedatafromanyangle,designtherestorationthat is right for the edentulous area and then choose one of amyriadofimplantstoplaceintothespaceusingjusta clickanddragofamouse.Nothingisthiseasyindentistry. ThenIcanlineuptheimplantwiththeidealrestora- tive placement and check the density of the bone and eventheangulationofaproposedabutment.Incredible! This flexibility also allows for efficient and effective communication between the surgeon, the restorative dentistandthelaboratory,ifneeded. Sowhat’syournextstep? First, if you are a restorative dentist, get Planmeca PlanScansystemwithRomexisintoyouroffice.Thereis nopowder,it’seasytouse,anditmakesanyofficemore profitablebybeingabletocompletesame-daydentistry andfabricatenearlyallyoursingle-unitrestorations. Get going with that system and start scoping out themyriadofexcellentconebeamsystemslistedabove or locate a scanning center using one of those brands. Whybetiedintojustoneoption?And,moreimportantly, why be tied into a closed system of the same manu- facturer’sCAD/CAMsystemandconebeamsystem? Be able to choose the best of both worlds and what isrightforyou. _Putting the plan into motion The more you grasp technology and use its capa- bilities to guide you to the ideal, the more efficient and effective you will become. So here is your future dia- logue with patients missing a tooth who come to see you for restorative therapy. (Note: Patients don’t come to you with the request for “an implant;” they come to I 17cone beam1_2015 Fig. 4Fig. 3