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Intraoral photogrammetry scanning

Taking both upper jaw and lower jaw as working jaws with pre-op process selected, this chapter introduces the suggested scanning process of intraoral photogrammetry.

Suggested scanning process

  1. Temporary denture scanning (optional)
  2. Bite scanning

  3. Upper jaw

    1. Jaw scanning
    2. Coded scanbody scanning
    3. Gingiva alignment
    4. Conversion and mark

  4. Lower jaw (same process with those of the upper jaw)

  5. Bite check

Temporary denture scanning

Scan the pre-op upper jaw and pre-op lower jaw with the temporary denture, as well as the pre-op bite.

Pre-op upper jaw with the temporary denture Pre-op lower jaw with the temporary denture

Note

When scanning jaws with the temporary denture, All-on-X Provisional Denture Scanning will be enabled by default for optimizing scanning process of temporary denture.

Jaw scanning

Scan the edentulous upper/lower jaw and align the temporary denture with the gingiva.

It is divided into Scan and Align.

Scan steps

Scan the upper/lower jaw. After that, click .

Note

Extra match is supported during scanning.

Align steps

Static Alignment
Manual Alignment
The scanned upper jaw/lower jaw will be automatically aligned with the temporary denture. Scanned data will be displayed on the right.
  • : Successful alignment.
  • : Failed alignment.
  • : Hide/show scanned models.
 If something is wrong with the automatic alignment, please select the upper jaw/lower jaw and click to start manual alignment.
Steps:
  1. Rotate the scanned models to the position shown in the guide.
  2. Select 3 sets of corresponding points on the left and right models.
  3. Preview the effect.
Operations
  • Reset: Delete all points on the model.
  • Undo: Undo the last selected point.
  • Cancel: Cancel the changes and exit.
  • Confirm: Confirm the manual alignment.
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    Implant scanning

    Please install the coded scanbodies first and then scan them.

    Install the coded scanbody

    1. Prepare the coded scanbody and the special screwdriver.

    2. Install a coded scanbody with appropriate length at the corresponding implant.

    3. Adjust the orientation be gathering the ends of the coded scanbody towards the palatal side/lingual side. Try to contain 2 coded scanbodies within the scanner window.

    4. Fix the coded scanbody with a screwdriver (About 10N·cm is suggested).

    Scan the coded scanbody

    1. Follow the path showing in the software to scan the whole structure of the coded scanbodies. The markers on the scanbody which have been scanned are displayed in green.

    2. Follow the path showing in the software to scan each rod again in fine detail.

      Note

      Try to contain 2 scanbodies within the scanner window.

    3. Click to finish scanning.

    Scan in groups

    If the implants are so closer to each other that the coded scanbodies can not be scanned as a whole at the same time, you can scan them in groups.

    1. After scanning one group, click to add another.
    2. Click to select the coded scanbody that needs to be removed (to unselect it, please click again) and remove it.
    3. Install another coded scanbody onto the implant that has not been scanned and scan it.

    4. Click to finish scanning.

    Note

    It is supported to add only one group.

    Gingiva alignment

    Scan the connection between the coded scanbody and the gingiva to align them.

    Static Alignment
    Manual Alignment
    The scanned upper jaw/lower jaw will be automatically aligned with the temporary denture. Scanned data will be displayed on the right.
    • : Successful alignment.
    • : Failed alignment.
    • : Hide/show scanned models.
    		 If something is wrong with the automatic alignment, please select the upper jaw/lower jaw and click to start manual alignment.
    Steps:
    1. Rotate the scanned models to the position shown in the guide.
    2. Select 3 sets of corresponding points on the left and right models.
    3. Preview the effect.
    Operations
  • Reset: Delete all points on the model.
  • Undo: Undo the last selected point.
  • Cancel: Cancel the changes and exit.
  • Confirm: Confirm the manual alignment.
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    After the alignment, conversion and mark of the scanbodies are needed.

    Conversion and mark

    After the alignment, the coded scanbodies can be conversed and marked.

    Note

    Conversion of the coded scanbody

    To match the coded scanbody with the implant and make sure that the scanned data is useful, you can click to converse the coded scanbody when the alignment is paused or finished.

    1. Click to enter the interface of conversion.

    2. Select the type. Click Manufacturer Implant Type Sub Type.

      Or enter the name of the scanbody to search the certain one. Or click to import a local file.

      Click to download database of implant systems.

    3. Confirm the coded scanbody. All coded scanbodies are selected in green by default.

      Note

      To converse part of coded scanbodies to other types of implants, please click other scanbodies to unselect them and click Match to converse remained ones.

    4. Click Match.

      Note

      • The users can click to add the implant into the favorites list for further use.
      • By rotating/zooming in and out the coded scanbodies, you can check the effect after conversion.

    5. Click to save the current conversion and return back to the alignment.

      Click to reset the conversion.

    Mark of the coded scanbody

    Click to mark the coded scanbody.

    1. Click to enter the interface.
    2. Select the tooth on the tooth map.
    3. Select the corresponding coded scanbody.

    4. Click Mark to add a tooth label on the coded scanbody.

    5. Repeat step 3 to step 4 till all coded scanbodies are marked.

      Or click to mark all coded scanbodies.

    6. Click to save and return back to the alignment.

      If you want to reset the marks, please click .

    Bite alignment

    After scanning, you can check the bite alignment again.

    Click to finish the whole procedure.