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There have been advertisements for the new Lava Chairside Oral Scanner [3M ESPE] in the major dental journals and dental magazines. This is another version of the CEREC and iTerra CAD/CAM machines. You use these to optically scan the prepared tooth instead of having to make an impression. These CAD/CAM optical scanning devices are extremely accurate, according to the manufacturers. CEREC is the only one of the three units that can produce the ceramic restoration chairside. The one major disadvantage that I see is that in order for the scanning to be accurate, the tissues have to be retracted, and free of blood and saliva. That generally requires lasers. I am curious as to what kinds of success users are having with these machines.
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One Response to “ CAD/CAM Scanners: Are You Having Success with These? ”
i have not had success thus far with cad cam scanners but l am still a novice