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systems cited include inlays, onlays, crowns, xed bridgesand orthodontic appliances. Research is currently underwfabrication of full and partial dentures, as well as implant rIn a June 2009 survey conducted by Dental Products Repoclaimed to have some type of digital impressioning deviceincreased signi cantly since then. In fact, Lee Culp, CDT, hyears, most dentists will be taking digital impressions.” 1

The integration of an impressioning system into a dental ptechnologically, need not be problematical. The site at whiimpression is prepared in much the same way as for an elProper tooth preparation and tissue retraction are essentiaimpressioning systems require that the sites being scannere ective titanium dioxide, while others only require the sitof the operative and opposing sites, along with an occlusalin less time than it takes to obtain elastomeric impressionOne of the most valuable advantages of digital impressionobserve a magni ed image of the tooth preparation, in soallow the dentist to hone his or her skills, but also enablescompleting the scan. With elastomeric impressions, such iimpression is taken, and often retaken, which is costly in tAt rst glance, the learning curve may appear dif cult, as daway from the dentist’s comfort zone. Fortunately, most ooutstanding learning and assistance programs ranging frodentists and team members at the company’s facility, to trsessions in the dentist’s own of ce; from courses conducttutorials and courses and service through telephone help liintegration of digital impressioning devices into the dentisWith recent advances in the quality of digital impressioninpervasiveness of the digital platform in the dental laborato

nished restoration process is becoming ever more streacommunication. Transmitted impression data can be viewby both the dentist and technician while the patient is stillhave fewer problems than elastomeric impressions in terbetter marginal accuracy and fewer remakes. The nishedinterproximal and occlusal contacts, which saves time in sFrom the patient’s perspective, digital impressions eliminagoop. The patient also views the dentist as being more cutwith the patient’s friends and colleagues. The dentist andtime in clean-up following the impression appointment (ie,of impression guns and syringes). Eliminating elastomericeliminates cross-contamination zones, and saves the of cdisposable goods.The bottom line is important to all dental of ces. Althoughthe cost of materials, the biggest obstacle to dentists hassystems themselves, that of submitting data, and of the prworking hard to bring down all of those costs.

One company, Clon3D, will be launching a new business mlaboratories lease out the company’s scanner to dentists fattached to any computer with a USB cable, and the accointo a clean, usable STL (ie, a format used by stereolithogrneeded to produce 3-D models on stereolithography machi

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