Digital Impression Systems
Cadent iTero Digital impression system
iTero—powered by proprietary imaging technology—enables the dentist to take a powder-free digital scan of the patient’s teeth and bite, make any necessary adjustments in real-time, and then transmit the file via a wireless Internet connection to a Cadent-partnering laboratory for further processing. From there the digital file is transmitted to Cadent where a precision milled model is created and shipped to the laboratory within 48 hours. The laboratory may also import the iTero STL file into their lab-based cad/cam milling systems for direct production of copings and full coverage cad/cam restorations. With significant benefits such as increased patient satisfaction, improved clinical outcomes, and enhanced office efficiencies.
CEREC Connect
Sirona to Introduce CEREC® Connect: the World's First Complete Online Dental Communication Platform
Web-based Digital Model Transmission – from the Dental Office to the Lab
CEREC Connect allows direct digital communication between CEREC dentists and inLab laboratories via a Web-based portal. The service enables CEREC dentists to eliminate physical impressions by electronically transmitting a digitally-scanned impression to the InLab laboratory of their choice.
Moreover, while other digital impression taking systems exist,Sirona has taken the concept one step further, enabling dental laboratories to fabricate digital restorations without the need for a conventional physical model.
“CEREC 3 is currently used by 8% of dentists in the US, and while they primarily use the system for posterior restorations, our goal is to funnel those offices’ anterior work to inLab laboratories,” remarked Norbert Ulmer, Director of Laboratory CAD/CAM for Sirona. “By using CEREC Connect, the dentist saves time and money using the intra-oral CEREC camera to take a quick, clean digital impression; laboratories immediately receive an accurate, digital model to work from; and patients will have a more pleasant experience.”
In the near future, Sirona plans to offer labs the ability to create a physical model from the CEREC digital impression. "Many labs prefer to work off of a model; our plan is not to insist on model-less dentistry," says Ulmer. "As the sole provider of the model-less digital restoration process, the next step will be to offer laboratories both options, and let them decide on their own when they're ready to transition to the digital method."
CEREC Connect is another value-added service created by Sirona exclusively for its laboratory and dentist customers currently using its inLab and CEREC CAD/CAM systems.
Lava C.O.S
Lava™ Chairside Oral Scanner C.O.S.
Imagine turning an uncomfortable procedure into a remarkable, interactive experience for patients and being able to confidently review your work in spectacular detail.
The Lava Chairside Oral Scanner C.O.S. is a digital impression system that provides a powerful new connection and improved productivity for a doctor and their dental lab.
The Lava™ Chairside Oral Scanner C.O.S. is the result of proprietary and innovative technology consisting of revolutionary hardware design, high-speed image processing algorithms and robust, real-time modeling software. It is likely the most sophisticated optical system you’ll ever hold in your hands.
Extraordinary invention in a compact lightweight design
The Lava C.O.S. wand contains a highly complex optical system comprised of multiple lenses and blue LED cells. The system captures massive amounts of visual images in justseconds. Despite housing all of this technology, the wand weighs just 14 ounces and the wand tip is only 13.2 millimeters wide, maximizing maneuverability inside the mouth.
High Speed Image Processing Algorithms
The Lava C.O.S. is introducing an entirely new method of capturing 3D data. This 3D-in-Motion technology captures 3D data in a video sequence and models the data in real time.Thus, the Lava C.O.S. is able to capture approximately 20 3D data sets per second, or close to 2,400 data sets per arch, for an accurate and high speed scan. Other traditional point and click technologies rely on the warping of a laser or light pattern on an object to determine 3D data. Unlike video imaging, point and click uses individual "snapshots" to assemble a model.
Real Time Modeling
While capturing massive amounts of data is quite an accomplishment, an even more impressive achievement is the ability of the Lava C.O.S. to model that data in real time. Unlike other systems on the market today, the Lava C.O.S. simultaneously displays the images that are being captured in the mouth onto the touch screen monitor. With this real-time visibility, a dentist can confidently and immediately assess whether enough information has been captured for a completed digital impression.
