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'Crossing the Chasm’ from Early Adoption to Early Majority in DIOS

By David Claridge | October 29, 2018
Digital Intraoral Solutions, or DIOS, has been proven to provide diagnostic advantages and accelerate workflows. Its influence has become a central part of today’s dentistry, creating a better experience for both the clinician and patient. Due to its growing acceptance, the world of DIOS is fast reaching a critical point in its adoption.
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Intraoral Scanners—Saving the Earth, One Impression at a Time

By Carestream Dental Blog Administrator | April 16, 2018
Today, in honor of Earth Day, we’ll take a closer look at one such digital solution that can decrease dentistry’s footprint on the environment—intraoral scanning. Let’s compare some of the aspects of the traditional impression workflow with using an intraoral scanner and how each affects the environment:
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What Can Intraoral Scanners Do?

By Carestream Dental Blog Administrator | February 13, 2017
Long, long ago (during the Gypsum Age), arriving on the silicone and polyether shores of merry England, was the first intraoral impression scanner. It was wheeled ashore behind a dozen horses and handed to a caveman called Claridge. He was the Product Specialist for a unit that shall not be named (unless to say it was tethered to a cumbersome trolley.
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The Future of Digital Dentistry is Open, Faster and Smaller

By Carestream Dental Blog Administrator | January 31, 2017
From the patient’s perspective, dental impressions haven’t traditionally offered the most pleasant experience. The availability of digital intraoral scanners has changed this drastically, providing a much more comfortable alternative. For dentists, intraoral scanners offer many benefits in addition to encouraging patient satisfaction.
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How Intraoral Scanning Brings Consistency to Your Oral Surgery Clinical Outcomes

By Carestream Dental Blog Administrator | November 17, 2016
The benefit of intraoral scanning has a little to do with easy impression capture and a lot to do with better clinical outcomes. When oral health professionals incorporate a 3D HD intraoral scanner into their implant workflow, they can create their treatment plans virtually and execute them with more proficiency.
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Trueness vs. Precision—What’s the Difference?

By Carestream Dental Blog Administrator | November 07, 2016
Many manufacturers tout the trueness, or accuracy, of a digital intraoral scanner in the same breath as precision. While both are important features of any scanner, the two concepts are not interchangeable. According to a recent study1 published in PLOS ONE, an online scientific journal, “an intraoral scanner should possess high trueness…but also high precision.” Let’s take a look at the difference between the terms and why both are vital for the best digital impressions.
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The Secret to Streamlined Implant Cases: The Digital Workflow

By Carestream Dental Blog Administrator | October 17, 2016
Implant placement has become the treatment of choice for completely and partially edentulous patients. With more and more implants being placed, keeping up with demand can be difficult. However, with the ability to make your laboratory workflow more digital, time can be saved to create a more cost-effective, high-quality outcome.
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Building Better Relationships with Labs through Digital Impressions

By Carestream Dental Blog Administrator | January 26, 2016
Doctors and labs alike know that fabricating crowns and other appliances from traditional impressions can be challenging. With shipping delays, inaccurate stone model preparation, temperature fluctuations, expansion and shrinkage of materials—the results can lead to remakes, not to mention frustrated labs, doctors and patients. However, digital impressions eliminate these issues, allowing labs to reduce their remakes; manage cases online; and decrease their turnaround times, while facilitating stronger, more amiable relationships with practices.
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