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industry news _ Nobel Biocare I As a result, dental laboratories that can provide high-quality implant bars to support these resto- rations will be increasingly in demand. However, ramping up implant bar production can require a significantinvestmentinequipment,timeandstaff training that many labs simply cannot afford. That is where NobelProcera Scan and Design Services can help. _Send a model, receive unrivalled bars To use the service, the lab simply prepares the case materials as normal, noting the details of the case on a short accompanying form before sending it to be scanned and designed by NobelProcera’s team of skilled technicians. From receipt of the model, the scan and design part of the process typically takes one day. Given the extensive range of platforms covered in the Scan and Design offering, labs with a Nobel- Procera System can use the scan-only version of the service to increase their platform options, while retaining control of the design. The scan is sent back to their NobelProcera Software so they can complete the design themselves. Alternatively, those looking to take advantage only of high- quality centralised milling can send a completed wax-up of a bar direct to production. _Premiumproductionandpeaceofmind Oncethetechnicianishappywiththedesign,the bar is sent for milling. As NobelProcera produces implantbarsonlyfromsolidblocksofsurgicalgrade titanium*,possibleweaknessesrelatingtosoldering or laser welding are avoided. Two or three days later, the precisely manu- factured bar is shipped to the lab together with a material authenticity certificate and a five-year product warranty. _Investing in quality, not equipment This flexible approach to outsourcing offers many benefits for labs. Primarily, it means they can offer precision-fitting bars in NobelProcera’s renownedhighqualitywithoutneedingtopurchase and maintain expensive production technology. It also means that implant bar cases can be ac- cepted even when the lab is working at full capacity or if the required skill in this particular area is not yet present in the lab. The breadth of the NobelProcera Services of- fering is also an advantage of the service. Nobel- Procera’s wide range of both fixed and fixed- removableimplantbarsolutionscatersforavariety of clinical needs and preferences, with the Scan and Design Service available for over 170 implant platforms.** _Outsource means opportunity Byremovingtheneedforexpensiveinvestments and offering unri- valled results, Nobel- Procera’s Scan and DesignServiceletslabs take advantage of re- quests for high-qual- ity implant bars that they might otherwise be forced to pass up. In other words, it af- fords labs the flexibil- ity to take opportuni- ties that they cannot afford to miss._ *Surgicalgradetitanium alloy Ti-6AI-4V ac- cordingtoASTMF1472 **Some products may not be regulatory cleared/released for sale in all markets. Please contact the local Nobel Biocare sales office for current product assortment andavailability. _References 1. WHO and Nobel Biocare estimates. See WHO website whocalledlab.od.mah.se/countriesalphab.html 2.iData research 2014: US Market for Dental Prosthetics and CAD/CAM Devices p.31 3.iData research 2015: US Market for Dental Implants, Final Abutments and Computer Guided Surgery p.88 4. Visser A, Meijer H, Raghoebar G, Vissink A. Implant-retained mandibular overdentures versus conventional dentures: 10 years of care and aftercare. Int J Prosthodont. 2006 May–Jun;19(3):271-8. Fig. 3_NobelProcera Services means dental laboratories can take advantage of the opportunities presented by CAD/CAM implant bars without investing in expensive equipment. I 49CAD/CAM 1_2016 Nobel Biocare Balsberg Balz-Zimmermann-Str.7 8302 Kloten Switzerland www.nobelbiocare.com CAD/CAM_contact Fig. 3 CAD0116_48-49_Nobel 21.01.16 10:54 Seite 2 CAD0116_48-49_Nobel 21.01.1610:54 Seite 2