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Scott , what about SINERGIAscan ?
I am almost sure that the Sinerga scanner and the Reveng scanner are the same scanner , just different outfit .
At the IDS , they said they made some improvments and Reveng is better than SInerga , faster . I will have a presentation of Open Technologies products the following days and I will inform you guys .
In my pursuit of the truth in regard to scanners and their advantages and shortcomings, I have learned that only a few scanners possess the ability to relate the scanned image of a full arch model (whether it be for a bar or 14 single units) to the hinge axis when mounted on a semi or fully adjustable articulator. This requires the use of scanner mounting plates that orient the model in such a way that the software can virtually mount the model in relation to the condyles on the specific articulator being used and have in the software the specific dimensions and articulator movement patterns to be able to replicate those movements virtually. For instance, Smart Optics now makes two scanners, the a880 and the a885, also sold by Amman Girrbach and Schutz under different names, that will orient the model relative to the condyles on several articulators, specifically, the Artex, the SAM, the Addesso split system used on the Ivoclar Stratos line and possibly the Panadent articulators. This list may be incomplete as the articulators mentioned may not all be found in one scanner's arsenal. The scan plate adapters have to be made by the scanner manufacturer and made specifically for the articulator mounting system being used. I'm told that the Smart Optics scanners mentioned above, the Zirkonzahn scanner and the iMetric scanner all possess the ability to do this. Are there others? If so, which ones are they and what articulator systems are supported? Why would anyone wanting to create a full arch prosthesis attempt to do so without the ability to mount and virtually articulate models this way? The virtual articulator embedded within Exocad would be useless without being able to virtually mount the models as they would be mounted with a facebow. Anyone care to chime in on this. I'd love to know what systems are in use for these types of prosthetics, i.e., full arch reconstructions.