From 3M ESPE
3M™ True Definition Scanner Enables Simplified Dental Implant Process
BIOMET 3i workflow allows dentists to efficiently restore an implant with a custom abutment and crown from a single, digitally-scanned impression
St. Paul, Minn. – 3M ESPE announces that the dental implant process can now be dramatically simplified with its 3M™ True Definition Scanner. Together with BIOMET 3i, the 3M True Definition Scanner makes it possible for dentists to increase productivity and reduce appointment time for patients receiving dental implants. A simplified, all-digital implant workflow for the 3M True Definition Scanner and the BIOMET 3i BellaTek® Encode® Impression System allows a custom implant abutment and final crown to be designed from just one digital scan, eliminating the traditional impression coping process and maximizing efficiency and accuracy.
A departure from the traditional implant restoration process, the 3M True Definition Scanner and BIOMET 3i system allow the dentist to use a small wand in the patient’s mouth to digitally capture an impression of the dental implant healing abutment. Embedded codes on the surface of the BellaTek Encode Healing Abutment relay the information needed to create the final abutment. With no need for traditional impression material or an impression coping, the process is a fast, comfortable and patient-friendly way to restore dental implants. The new workflow is available to dentists who use the BIOMET 3i BellaTek Encode Impression System and subscribe to the Advanced Data Plan offered through the 3M™ Connection Center.
In addition to simplifying the implant procedure, the 3M True Definition Scanner can also help dental laboratories digitally create restorations like crowns and bridges to restore missing teeth. A dentist’s best first step to digital dentistry, the 3M True Definition Scanner provides the accuracy needed for predictable clinical outcomes and an open and secure cloud-based platform.
“We know that choice is valuable to dentists, and the 3M True Definition Scanner is designed to give them flexibility in trusted, integrated workflows,” said Dave Frazee, business director, 3M Digital Oral Care, 3M ESPE. “We are happy to add BIOMET 3i as a new Trusted Connection with the 3M True Definition Scanner.”
For more information on this digital workflow and the state-of-the-art 3M True Definition Scanner, please visit www.3M.com/TrueDefinition.
From BIOMET 3i
BIOMET 3i And 3M ESPE Collaborate To Create Digital Solutions That Simplify Aesthetic Restorations
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. – BIOMET 3i announced a new collaboration with 3M ESPE that utilizes the BIOMET 3i patented BellaTek® Encode® Impression System with the 3M™ True Definition Scanner to create customized abutments using intraoral impressions, resulting in simplified aesthetic restorations.
Utilizing these combined technologies, clinicians are able to make a digital impression of a healing abutment with the use of the 3M True Definition Scanner, which will scan embedded codes on the occlusal surface of the abutment, the surrounding soft tissue and adjacent dentition. These codes provide the necessary information to design and mill the definitive abutment. The process is handled supragingivally by utilizing the BellaTek Encode Impression System, so no removal of the healing abutment is required to create the scan.
Greater patient satisfaction may also occur as intraoral scanning eliminates the need for impression taking material; some patients find this is a more comfortable experience. Patients should also recognize a time savings as the process is shorter than the typical procedure.
The new 3M True Definition Scanner is designed for accuracy, flexibility and affordability.
“We are pleased to offer the broadest range of digital solutions, which will lead to aesthetic outcomes for patients.” said Bart Doedens, President of BIOMET 3i. “This new step forward in impression making offers a win-win experience for clinicians, laboratories and patients.”
"This new collaboration is a very important step to digitize implant treatment and we are happy to add BIOMET 3i as a new Trusted Connection with the 3M True Definition Scanner,” said Dave Frazee, business director, 3M Digital Oral Care, 3M ESPE. “Dentists now have the option to use the 3M True Definition Scanner for the complete implant workflow."