ProMax CBCT with CAD/CAM technology

The combination of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images and CAD/CAM technology is becoming the new standard of care for restorative dentistry.

While CBCT images provide multi-faceted details below the gum line, intraoral scans are capable of capturing the highest resolution of data above the gum line. This combination of CBCT and STL data from CAD/CAM sources gives doctors the ability to provide the required information and tissue leveling for a crown down to implant plan. Temporary and final restorative crowns can be milled in-office in a matter of minutes or milled by a lab in as little as 24 hours.

Planmeca’s imaging and CAD/CAM technology have captured this concept with the ProMax 3D family of imaging units and the PlanScan/PlanMill systems, offering doctors the ability to acquire a data set with more detail than ever.

While digital impression systems are realizing a data standardization solution, the digital X-ray, practice management, CBCT and digital treatment-planning systems found in today’s dental practice require the same sort of attention. To truly maximize the efficiencies and cost savings offered by these technologies, interoperability is imperative among these dental systems.

Data standardization, the transfer of the patient’s information, X-rays, CBCT scans, digital impressions and prescription data between the dental office and the dental lab with the simple push of a button, is now possible with Planmeca Romexis open-architecture software and Planmeca Romexis Cloud.

Ultimately, having a common standard that allows the disparate systems used in dental care to function as plug-and-play devices rather than requiring pricy IT solutions will reduce the costs of integrating these new technologies into dental practices and maximize the ROI of the equipment, the company asserts.

Planmeca’s CBCT and CAD/CAM imaging systems, along with open-architecture Planmeca Romexis digital treatment-planning software, are using this idea to improve the efficiency, predictability and cost-effectiveness of dental restorations, making chairside dentistry a lucrative investment for dentists who wish to grow their practice and offer patients the latest in same-day technology.