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3 Surprising Benefits of Intraoral Scanning

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Even with removable appliances, temporary partials, partial dentures, there are practically no adjustments. This is what practice owner Jeffery Kahler, DDS, discovered shortly after adopting Dentsply Sirona Primescan. It’s freeing up so much of our time because it’s so accurate. We’re not adjusting crowns that much anymore.

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Single-Visit Dentistry: There’s No Time To Waste

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After the scan, clinicians use PlanCAD Premium to design various restorations – everything from crown and bridge, wax-ups, removable partials and complete dentures. For example, to make fixed hybrid dentures. The lightweight, easy-to-use Emerald S intraoral scanner allows for quadrant or full-arch scanning.

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Training the Next Generation of Dentists

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The Cret Center Coup In November 2020, LMU-CDM applied for consideration as a Center for Research and Education in Technology (CRET). By March 2021, the school was approved and awarded an Innovation Center, which is equipped with the latest innovations in digital dental technology. We did everything,” she explained. “We

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The Power of Using CBCT With CAD/CAM Solutions To Elevate Implant Procedures

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Whether it’s several implants and then giving the patient an appliance, or whether it’s a denture or a partial, it’s a nightmare if you haven’t planned those implants to be in the perfect position. Everything put on that implant could have potential issues,” she says.

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Dental Implants and Prosthetics Market Worth $16.0 Billion

Dentistry Today

Based on dentures, the partial dentures segment dental implants and prosthetics market is expected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The dentures in dental prosthetics market is segmented into partial dentures and complete dentures.

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Living the Digital Dream with 3D Printing

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The growing list includes models for crowns, bridges and clear aligners; surgical guides; splints and occlusal guards; retainers; and full dentures. Now, I’m 3D printing immediate dentures, lingual retainers, night guards, temps and wax-ups, implant surgical guides, sinus bump guides and models with blockouts for bleaching trays.

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How a Fully-Integrated CAD/CAM Solution Can Fuel Dental Practice Growth

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She uses Primescan for everyday crowns and bridges, large composite fillings, occlusal guards, missing teeth for dentures or partials, orthodontic aligners, sleep appliances, brand-new dentures and dental implants. I could not operate without it,” Dr. Andrews says.