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Lab talk, the good, the bad, and the ugly
Dental-CAD
Best virtual articulator with best physical counterpart
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<blockquote data-quote="PCDL" data-source="post: 343988" data-attributes="member: 5692"><p>I have the DOF scanners in my lab. They are quite nice. I have received a handful of cases with snap or bellus scans, and they were OK to get a better understanding of the facial esthetics tied to the case, but not more than that. Adding in the CBCT is certianly possible, and I think what you are driving for is something you can cobble together in the exoCAD ecosystem, especially since you are considering photogrammetry. </p><p>For a digital/physical articulator combo, I like the Artex system. Great facebow. Honestly, even though I have 10+ Artexes in my lab, I can't remember the last time a clinician gave me a custom guidance table, or individualized condyle angles to set. Less than 5% of cases have a facebow.</p><p></p><p>In regards to the DANDY scenario, the big issue there is that most labs don't have the capital to buy that many scanners, nor do they want to take on the much debt. DANDY has PE backing for that, but they have little production bandwith. What dandy doesn't advertise is that they are reaching out to every lab they can to make restorations at wholesale prices for them to resell to you, the end user. Plus, they are still charging you a monthly fee, irregardless if you use the scanner or not.</p><p></p><p>As a larger lab, I offer a rebate program where a certain volume of work will get you a credit every month to pay your scanner off. This works better for us for many reasons.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PCDL, post: 343988, member: 5692"] I have the DOF scanners in my lab. They are quite nice. I have received a handful of cases with snap or bellus scans, and they were OK to get a better understanding of the facial esthetics tied to the case, but not more than that. Adding in the CBCT is certianly possible, and I think what you are driving for is something you can cobble together in the exoCAD ecosystem, especially since you are considering photogrammetry. For a digital/physical articulator combo, I like the Artex system. Great facebow. Honestly, even though I have 10+ Artexes in my lab, I can't remember the last time a clinician gave me a custom guidance table, or individualized condyle angles to set. Less than 5% of cases have a facebow. In regards to the DANDY scenario, the big issue there is that most labs don't have the capital to buy that many scanners, nor do they want to take on the much debt. DANDY has PE backing for that, but they have little production bandwith. What dandy doesn't advertise is that they are reaching out to every lab they can to make restorations at wholesale prices for them to resell to you, the end user. Plus, they are still charging you a monthly fee, irregardless if you use the scanner or not. As a larger lab, I offer a rebate program where a certain volume of work will get you a credit every month to pay your scanner off. This works better for us for many reasons. [/QUOTE]
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