REDEFINING THE DIGITAL DENTAL EXPERIENCE - Leading the way with Digital Denture Solutions
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Improving the Digital Denture Process
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Overview
Patient desired a new, better-fitting upper denture, to improve her quality of life by enhancing comfort, functionality, aesthetics, and confidence. After the doctor captured the necessary patient data, the information was thoroughly recorded on the Rx form, and sent to the laboratory. Good communication with the laboratory is the key to producing a quality product, and reflects the dentist's commitment to professional excellence. By following the process outlined on pages 2-3 in the enclosed document, you can minimize the need for future adjustments, saving time, and resources. Your patients, in turn, can receive a more precise, and personalized fitting digital denture.
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Digital Denture Process For Patients Seeking a Completely New Denture
Dentist Office - Appointment #1
Initial Impression: The doctor captures and sends the impression to the lab.
Laboratory
Custom Tray Creation: The lab fabricates a custom tray and sends it back to the doctor.
Dentist Office - Appointment #2
Border mold and apply tray adhesive
Digitize impression with a scanner
Take impression
Custom Tray Impression: Using the supplied custom tray, the doctor takes a detailed impression. • Add a border mold around the rim of the tray to capture anatomical features accurately (refer to page 5). • Apply tray adhesive before taking the impression. Make sure to utilize the same adhesive brand as the impression material, to maintain quality. • Utilize an intraoral scanner to scan the physical impression, or send to the lab.
Retracted
High Smile
Reposed
Capture Patient Images: Capture patient photos using a camera or Shining ® MetiSmile Facial Scanner, following the guidelines on page 6.
Papillameter
Incisive Papilla Rest
Papillameter Reading: Place the incisive papilla rest on the incisive papilla with the lip relaxed, to record the low and high lip line from the alveolar ridge. Include measurements on the Rx.
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Dentist Office - Appointment #2 Continued…
Alameter
Alameter Reading: Utilize the alameter to measure the widest part of the patient’s nose at the alae. Record measurement on the Rx to provide the lab with the cuspid-to-cuspid distance. Submit to the Lab: Send all the information gathered from Appointment #2 to the lab.
Caliper
Caliper
Laboratory
Aesthetic Control Base
Base Plate/Bite Rim Creation: The lab creates an Aesthetic Control Base (base plate/bite rim) and sends it to the doctor.
Dentist Office - Appointment #3
Mark the mid-line & high-smile line
Mark the Mid-line and High Smile Line Recording: Use the Aesthetic Control Base to mark the midline and high smile line. • If you need to adjust the labial portion to increase or decrease lip support, heat the wax-up with warm running water. • Utilize a hot plate to melt the wax on the incisal edge, to remove excess wax if needed. If you are adjusting the incisal edge, utilize an occlusal casting jaw fox plane plate, to ensure it isn't canted.
Heat with Hot Plate to adjust incisal edge
Scan Bite
Take a Digital Scan and Send to the Lab: Use an intraoral scanner to capture and send the Aesthetic Control Base (upper, lower, and bite registration) data to the lab.
Occlusal Plane, Fox Plane Plate
Laboratory
MonoBlock Try-in
MonoBlock Try-in: The lab will create a mono-block try-in temporary denture for the patient.
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Laboratory
Digital Design
Finalize Design: Lab finalizes the design and sends the final prosthetic to the doctor.
The optimal outcome for your patient depends on the thoroughness of the information captured at the beginning of the denture process. Top 8 Denture Case Submission Reminders
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Include the technician in the early stages of treatment planning This is especially important in complex and restorative cases.
Supply full arch impressions (digital or traditional). Reminder: With denture cases, add border mold to the impression tray(s) for full vestibular extension, if desired.
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Record Papillameter and Alameter Readings on the Rx form The more information provided, the better end result.
Mark the Midline & High Smile Line on the Aesthetic Control Base Before Sending Back to the Lab
24/7 Customer Care Portal Utilize our customer care portal to check the status of your case, upload DICOM CT Scan files, photos, etc.
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Send Photos We love seeing your patient’s before and after smiles, too.
Utilize lead time schedule Going digital can increase patient acceptance, enhance precision and save time (see page 7 for details).
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Optimize check lists This can prevent missing crucial details.
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PHOTOS NEEDED FOR AESTHETIC CASES Anterior Aesthetic Cases, 6+ Unit Cases, and All-on-X Cases When capturing photos, you MUST ZOOM IN (as shown below), to each photo to include the following information:
TOP OF FOREHEAD (full forehead showing with no hair covering and no hats)
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SHOW BOTH EARS (both ears should be visible, hair should be tied back not cover ears or cheeks)
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EYES OPEN (glasses should be removed)
BOTTOM OF CHIN (maintain camera distance from patient throughout photo taking process)
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Reposed, LIPS APART & at Rest Visibility of # 8 & 9 with upper lip at rest.
Side Profile - Smiling Side profile is used to analyze the over-jet.
Fully Retracted, Natural Bite Lab aligns 2D image with 3D data.
High Smile, Show #8 & 9 Shows lip mobility.
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AVOID NON-USER FRIENDLY PHOTOS
Eyes are closed Eyes need to be open for face-matching and to see pupils. Pupils are used to verify horizonal plane.
Distance from Patient Patient is too far away. Increasing image size will cause loss of information.
Patient Wearing Hat The hat is covering the patient’s forehead, making it unsuitable for face-matching.
Ears Not Visible The patient’s hair is covering the ears. Ears need to be visible for face-matching.
Mouth is Closed Reposed photo must have mouth slighly open to view teeth # 8 & 9 incisal display, if any.
Patient Wearing Glasses Glasses cause glare, distort eyes, and are unsuitable for face-matching.
Improper Bite Patient is not fully biting together, making it unsuitable for matching to IOS-3D.
Bad Camera Angle-Too High Photo is NOT straight-on, camera angle is high on the patient. Consistent angle required for face-matching.
Bad Camera Angle-Too Low Photo is NOT straight-on, camera angle too low. Consistent angle required for face-matching.
Not Straight-On Face Photo is NOT straight-on, face is turned to the side and one of the ears is not visible.
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Increase patient case acceptance,
utilize these Digital Dental Solutions
Wired and Wireless Intraoral Scanner Smart and Intuitive - smooth scanning experience.
MetiSmile Dental Face 3D Scanner Quickly captures the 3D facial information to create a 3D model and assist in clinical diagnosis.
Scan the QR Code to learn more about the Intraoral and MetiSmile Scanners
Authorized Distributor
Tony Reinders and Heather Smith are Clinical Specialists for the Dental Crafters Network. Tony is skilled in working chair-side with dentists in an operatory environment, along with Sales Operations experience. Meet your Clinical Specialists
Heather has spent 20 years chair-side working with dentists. She has also worked as an office manager, treatment implant coordinator, and a clinical manager. Tony and Heather take pride in treating every client not just as a customer, but as an integral member of their extended family, ensuring the needs of each dental practice are met with utmost care and attention.
HEATHER SMITH Email: HeatherS@dentalcrafters.net • Phone: 715-660-0317
TONY REINDERS Email: TonyR@dentalcrafters.net • Phone: 715-660-8446
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