Nobel Biocare expands CAD/CAM offering with flexibility and connectivity

Nobel Biocare has introduced a newly expanded CAD/CAM offering, encompassing the new KaVo LS 3 desktop scanner and expanded DTX Studio design software.

The new offering is made possible through a close partnership with KaVo, one of its sister companies under the Danaher Corporation umbrella.

KaVo LS 3 desktop scanner

Designed to enhance efficiency, the newly launched KaVo LS 3 desktop scanner seamlessly connects to DTX Studio design for fast restoration planning. Dental technicians can save time without compromising quality - a complete jaw scan can be performed in under 60 seconds with an accuracy of up to 4 μm (according to ISO 12836), even when working on the most complex cases. It is equipped with an optical system that captures the fine textures and colours of the dental model for true visualisation and scans can be managed directly at the scanner itself, using its intuitive 5-inch touchscreen. Work can also be simplified with the spacious, open design providing easy access to the case, as well as the ability to mount a full articulator, improving efficiency within the dental laboratory.

DTX Studio software

The DTX Studio ecosystem will offer exciting new solutions in connecting the modern dental professional with the entire treatment team at each stage of dental implant treatment. It will integrate the very latest technologies and equipment from patient imaging acquisition to diagnostics, planning, implant surgery, restorations and follow-up. This includes 2D and 3D data from X-ray and optical sources, designed to manage image-based information through one single software in the practice. DTX Studio for clinics will process data in dentistry-relevant workspaces and is geared towards daily use, seamlessly working with both Windows® and macOS®. This provides users with tools for ease and efficiency; just one example being the online collaboration between NobelClinician and DTX Studio design for laboratories, whereby a TempShell provisional can be produced in-house for same-day, immediate screw-retained provisionals.

For dental laboratories, the DTX Studio ecosystem brings a new opportunity to become the "go-to" lab of the future, enabling flexibility in their choice of workflow and business models. DTX Studio design software will accept intraoral scan files from systems such as TRIOS®, iTero®, 3M™ and Carestream Dental™, as well as files from other desktop scanners. Furthermore, lab owners will benefit from the best of two worlds: "Direct access" to premium NobelProcera centrally manufactured products including bars and "open output" with the option to produce cement-retained restorations in-house.

NobelProcera

Using the new KaVo LS 3 scanner, technicians can access the full portfolio of NobelProcera restorations. In combination with the DTX Studio design software, users will also benefit from smooth, fast workflows and the flexibility to produce authentic, precise-fitting NobelProcera CAD/CAM solutions by outsourcing to state-of-the-art facilities in Mahwah, New Jersey, USA and Chiba, Japan. Manufactured in accordance with the ISO 13485 quality management system, the output quality of every prosthetic demonstrates high precision of fit, mechanical stability and years of safe and reliable performance, bringing time and cost efficiency to the dental laboratory.