CEREC Connect is now available for dentists in Great Britain. Innovative technology enables the manufacture of restorations and models without conventional impressions and casting. Optical digital impressions are taken in the dental practice – digital processing and precise production completed in the laboratory.

Bensheim, 24.06.2010. Following the successful start of CEREC Connect in the USA and Germany, Sirona has now launched this pioneering system for digital impressions in Great Britain as well as other international markets. The CEREC technology supersedes impression trays and casting compounds for single-tooth restorations and bridges. The conventional procedure is replaced by digital impressions of the preparation, antagonist and bite situation with CEREC AC in the dental practice. On the basis of this digitally recorded data, the precise production of the restoration takes place in the dental laboratory.

The CEREC Connect software converts the image data from the digital intraoral camera CEREC Bluecam into a virtual model. The dentist subsequently fills out the order form on the screen and sends the data quickly and directly to the dental laboratory via the CEREC Connect internet platform during the patient consultation. All indications from single-tooth restorations to small bridges can be produced with CEREC Connect. The procedure is already undergoing final testing for large-span work.

Bart Doedens, Director CAD/CAM Systems, is confident of a positive response to the new digital procedure. “Large numbers of clinical results from testing in practice prove convincingly the precision and easy handling of CEREC Connect. Clinical studies with double-blind tests prove that dentists prefer restorations manufactured with the digital procedure in more than 85% of cases. The advantages for the practice and the dental laboratory are obvious.“

The dentist and dental technician can consult each other on screen about the virtual 3D model during the patient consultation and thus gain valuable time.

The sources of error related to classical impression methods are eliminated. This is because digital impressions with CEREC Connect provide a precise working environment for the dental technician. This allows the laboratory to order the planned working model as required for functional diagnostics and ceramic veneers. The SLA model is produced at Sirona using a modern stereolithography process.This model is alreadysaw-cut, pinned and returned to the laboratory within 3-4 working days. Sirona offers splitcast adapter plates to mount the CEREC Connect model onto standard articulators. The inLab CAD/CAM system interface allows dental technicians to control the entire production process from receipt of the digital impression to the final restoration in their own laboratory. You can find further information and also register for CEREC Connect at  www.cerec-connect.co.uk

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Fig. 1: The digital impression taken with the CEREC AC Bluecam delivers precise model data for subsequent production.

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Fig. 2: The dentist sends the 3D model calculated within a few seconds by the CEREC Connect software directly to the dental laboratory.

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Fig. 3: The SLA models produced at Sirona in Bensheim, Germany using a stereolithography process can be used with splitcast adapter plates in standard articulators.

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For further information, please do not hesitate to contact us:
Sirona Dental Systems GmbH
Fabrikstrasse 31
D-64625 Bensheim
Tel.: +49 (0) 6251 0 
Fax +49 (0) 6251 2591
E-mail: contact@sirona.de
www.sironadental.co.uk

About Sirona Dental Systems, Inc.
Sirona, the dental technology leader, has served dealers and dentists worldwide for more than 130 years. Sirona develops, manufactures, and markets a complete line of dental products, including CAD/CAM restoration systems (CEREC), digital intra-oral, panoramic and 3D imaging systems, dental treatment centers and handpieces. Visit http://www.sirona.com for more information about Sirona and its products.

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