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product profile feature Planmeca FIT The open Planmeca FIT system for chairside CAD/CAM provides dental clinics with a completely digital workﬂow. It seamlessly integrates intraoral scanning, 3D designing and chairside milling into one system, allowing clinics to treat patients in a single appointment. Planmeca FIT offers all the necessary tools for designing perfectly ﬁtting restorations within the ﬁrst patient visit. The Power of Planmeca FIT The Planmeca FIT system comprises of three integrated steps-precise intraoral scanning, sophisticated 3D designing and efficient chairside milling. The powerful system combines all workflow phases under one software platform, enabling seamless access to all imaging and CAD/ CAM work, through the same interface. The accurate Planmeca PlanScan intraoral scanner can be integrated with any digital Planmeca dental unit. It can be used just like any other instrument and easily shared between different users. The scanner is conveniently controlled from a wireless dental unit foot control, leaving the user's hands free at all times for scanning and patient treatment. Live scanning data can be constantly accessed from a dental unit's tablet device, while sound guidance further ensures optimal data capture. The Planmeca PlanCAD design software is ideal for a wide range of prosthetics planning. It provides the perfect tools for sophisticated 3D designing at dental clinics, ensuring the precise placement of restorations. 70 SEPTEMBER 2015 // dentaltown.com Completed designs can be either sent to a lab in an open STL file format, or manufactured on-site with the Planmeca PlanMill 40 milling unit. Packed with refined power, the unit produces restorations from a large selection of materials, exactly according to the design. All steps of the Planmeca FIT workflow are easily controlled and accessed through the Planmeca Romexis software platform. The brains behind the Planmeca ecosystem, Planmeca Romexis, assures that the Planmeca FIT system always runs seamlessly. In addition, the software provides remote real-time usage information on the Planmeca PlanMill 40 milling unit, allowing clinics to locate resources and monitor ongoing milling processes. Planmeca FIT is a completely streamlined and integrated approach to high-quality dental care. It helps clinics utilize their resources to the fullest and treat more patients in a shorter period of time. Instead of two visits, patients can be treated in one hour-without requiring temporary crowns or physical dental models. http://www.dentaltown.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Dentaltown September 2015

On Dentaltown.com
Continuing Education Update
Industry News
Product Profile: Planmeca
New Products
You Should Know: Lean Dental Solutions
Practice Solutions: Ultradent
Ad Index
Dentally Incorrect
CONTINUING EDUCATION: Considerations for Treatment of External Cervical Invasive Resorption
Case Report: Microbrush Stamp Technique
Working Through Pain: How Chronic Conditions Affect Dentists
HOWARD SPEAKS: Know Your Numbers
PROFESSIONAL COURTESY: TV Shows for Dentists
Passivhaus: Dentists Get Their Green On
A Green Dentist in a Bluegrass State
NuSmile Preveneered SSC Tips
Yet Again, Immediate Molar— Drill First, Extract Later
Turning Over a New Leaf
The 5 Tenets of Practice Success
Understanding the Sjögren’s Patient: Facilitating Diagnosis of Sjögren’s Syndrome
Sleepy Hollow Dentist Wants to Make a Change
Seeing the True Resorption Picture
Oral Squamous-Cell Carcinoma Detection
Solutions for Effectively Managing a Dental Offi ce
Seminar and Travel Pay: It’s No Vacation
Insurance Management is Easy if You Start with Evaluation

Dentaltown September 2015