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£23.99 Non-precious crowns www.e-teeth.co.uk only: Call your local Account Manager on 0800 652 6878 for more information and a FREE user guide www.e-teeth.co.uk A t the end of last year, I welcomed the new Lava Chairside Oral Scanner (C.O.S) from 3M ESPE into my practice. The scanner handles like an overgrown intra oral camera and offers brand new video capture technology that creates a 3D image simultane- ously live on screen as you scan the patient’s teeth. I have a somewhat old fash- ioned arrangement, by having a dental laboratory within my practice. As a result, I decided to install the Lava Scan ST scanner and software in the laboratory to back up the clinical Lava C.O.S scanner. Together with my tech- nician, Frank Warburton, we had a very intense week of training to come to grips with all the new features that CAD/ CAM can bring to dentistry. We have made a considerable leap forward in the com- plete digit- al work- flow as e nv i s - aged by 3M ESPE. I hope to share with you my journey into this brave new world of ad- vanced technology, and highlight the considerable advantages that I see dig- ital dentistry bringing to my workplace, and of course the benefits to my patients. One of my first cases is a gentle- man who was just coming to the end of a complete rehabilita- tion having presented in his early forties with a considerable amount of wear. Con- ventional impressions using 3M ESPE’s Impregum polyether material had been used for his restorations but two final upper restora- tions were required on the first premo- lars and this seemed a suitable be- ginning for my intra oral scanning. Following processing, the electronic image is transmitted back to my laboratory for mar- gin marking and selection of the model holder using the Lava C.O.S laboratory software. On completion, the files are trans- mitted to a model-making facil- ity where a SLA (Stereolithog- raphy) model is produced. This process in my opinion is very high tech and results in a high- quality resin model, which is then shipped back to me in just three days. The flexibility of this sys- tem now allows me to choose whichever type of restoration is appropriate. For the upper right premolar, a Lava zirconia core was ordered and a pressable ce- The Lava Chairside Oral Scanner (C.O.S) at work Dr James Hooper from The Dental Practice in Hove sets out to highlight the advantages of using the Lava C.O.S through a new series of detailed clinical case studies page 12DTà Upper left premolar before treatment LabTribune Lab Tribune Advanced scanning technology Dr James Hooper highlights the advan- tages digital dentistry can bring to your practice and in turn patients page 11-12 Lab Tribune Introducing Invisalign The simple orthodontic system can be easily implemented into any existing orthodontic practice, says Dr Schwartz page 13-14 Lab Tribune Digital dimension To meet patient demand, it’s essential th- at you keep up with new trends and tec- hnology, say Neil Photay & David Hands of Costech page 16-17 Lab Tribune Avoiding clasps Ulrich Heker discusses techniques in precision dental prosthetics with highly engineered connections page 18-20