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By Robert Selleck, today Staff n Among the products making their debut in the Midwinter Meeting exhibit hall are new smaller scanner tips for the Planmeca PlanScan scan- ner, which is part of the Planmeca CAD/CAM system that includes Plan- meca PlanCAD and the Planmeca PlanMill, all exclusively distributed individually or as an entire system by Henry Schein. The new intraoral scanner tips and entire CAD/CAM scanning- designing-and-milling system have been generating steady traffic in the Planmeca booth (No. 2614). “It’s the worldwide launch, right here in Chi- cago,” said Planmeca District Man- ager Brendan Massenheimer, in an interview with today on Friday in the exhibit hall. “The new, smaller tips (availableinthreesizes)enableeasier scanning for a variety of procedures, including use with patients with lim- ited oral mobility.” Massenheimer said it’s easy for clinicians to go back and forth betweenthetipsasneedschangemid- procedure. “It’s a quick, easy interchange,” he said. “There’s no re-setting, which allows the process flow to be smooth throughout the procedure.” All of the tips are autoclavable and feature a smooth finish to easily glide between cheeks and gums. And each is ergonomically designed to ensure comfortable scanning positions for clinicians. The “blue laser technol- ogy” accurately captures hard and soft tissues, restorations, models and impressions. The new tip sizes are labeled as standard, landscape and portrait. “Standard” is for general scanning procedures and a larger field of view. “Smallportrait”isforsmallermouths, compromised dentition, enhanced reach to the posterior or for cap- turing interproximal areas. “Small landscape” is for procedures needing anterior scanning (such as buccal to lingual and saddle scanning) and easy capture of buccal bite. A “Smart Tips” feature provides built-in diagnostics. The entire system works with the Planmeca Romexis software plat- form.TheopenSTLfileformatenables practitioners to seamlessly integrate and collaborate with other systems as well as export case files to any third party for review or completion. exhibitors12 Chicago Midwinter Meeting — February 28, 2015 Planmeca launches smaller scanner tips Ad New offering expands ultra-fast intraoral CAD/CAM system for restorative dentistry Here in Chicago Learn more about the Planmeca CAD/ CAM system and try out the new scanner tips in the Planmeca booth (No. 2614) or contact your Henry Schein consultant. You also can visit www.PlanmecaCadCam.com. 5 In the Planmeca booth (No. 2614) on Friday, Heather Hennen, RDA, with Supremia Dentistry in Raleigh, N.C., helps Dr. Geraint Evans (left) of Northamptonshire, U.K., and Dr. David Ash of Briston, U.K., explore features of the Planmeca PlanScan, including the new, smaller intraoral scanner tips launched here in Chicago. (Photo/ Robert Selleck, today Staff)

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