Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Today Sirona took their CEREC system to the next level.
With the introduction of software version 4.3, the dental CAD/CAM company has further improved the ease of use and functionality of their in-office CAD/CAM system. The update will be available July 1, 2014. Take a look at some of the newest features.
1. Faster Scanning with the Omnicam: Through software improvements alone, Sirona has dramatically increased the rate of digital impression capture. The company also improved the scan resolution in places such as incisal edges, or knife edge margins.
2. Scan Hints: With 4.3 CEREC software lets you know where your scan may be deficient and automatically shows you where additional scan data is needed to complete the digital impression.
3. Bail Out Mode: If you get to a point where you are ready to design your restoration, but decide you don’t have enough reduction or want to use a material that cannot be milled chairside, you now have the ability to send the case to your lab right from the software via the Sirona Connect system.
4. Undercut Detection Feature – This new option allows you to choose to either block out an undercut with the software or to mill the restoration the undercut and manage it clinically.
5. Enhanced Incisal Anatomy – Designing incisal features in CEREC 4.3 is faster and easier with more detailed anatomical features available in the software. This feature helps to improve esthetics without having to spend a long time in the design phase.
Also introduced at the press event was a new feature for their MC XL milling machine. Up to now, the CEREC mills used diamond burs for grinding. These burs are great for harder materials such as lithium disilicate, but tend to gum up with softer materials. The CEREC mill will now be able to carbide burs for milling, making it easier and more efficient for the mill to work with material such as pre-sintered zirconia or acrylic temporary materials.
Additionally Sirona discussed the CEREC system’s capabilities for use in chairside implantology. With the Sirona TiBase system and e.max abutment blocks, clinicians can design and fabricate custom implant abutments in the practice, and the system also can be used to design and fabricate surgical guides, allowing a dental practice to provide the entire implant workflow in house.
Sirona also reviewed options for the orthodontic version of their scanning system which is expected to launch later this year. The CEREC Ortho module will include connections to Clear Correct for clear aligner fabrication, Dream Guard for mouth guard fabrication as well as to other orthodontic laboratories via Sirona Connect. The CEREC Ortho software features a Guided Scanning protocol that intelligently instructs the capture of a full arch digital impression in less than one minute.
These latest innovations from Sirona keep the CEREC system at the head of the pack with the widest range of chairside CAD/CAM indications. Even as the ways it can be applied in a practice continue to grow, the technology gets easier to use.