From 3D-scanning to same-day restorations, today’s digital tools help turn a careful treatment plan into a precise result.
Successful dental treatment begins long before a crown is placed, an aligner is worn or a restoration is completed. It begins with a clear understanding of the patient’s mouth, the problem that needs to be addressed and the best path toward a healthy, functional and natural-looking result.
At the office of Eddie C. Orobitg, DMD, advanced digital technology is integrated throughout that planning process. Dr. Orobitg uses Dentsply Sirona technologies including DS Core, Primescan, Primeprint, Primemill and SpeedFire to connect imaging, treatment planning, design and in-office fabrication. Together, these systems help create a more efficient digital workflow that gives Dr. Orobitg detailed information from the beginning of treatment through the final restoration or appliance.
For patients, that can mean greater precision, fewer traditional impressions, better visualization of proposed treatment and, in many cases, fewer appointments.
It Starts with a Digital View of Your Smile
One of the most important parts of treatment planning is obtaining an accurate picture of the teeth, bite and surrounding structures.
Primescan creates a highly detailed, full-color 3D digital scan of the mouth. Instead of using trays filled with impression material for many procedures, Dr. Orobitg can capture the shape and position of the teeth digitally.
The resulting scan provides an extremely detailed virtual model that can be used to evaluate existing conditions, plan treatment and design restorations or dental appliances.
Because the scan is digital, it can also become part of the patient’s ongoing record.
This gives Dr. Orobitg an important reference point over time and allows dental information to move efficiently from diagnosis to design and fabrication.
DS Core Connects the Digital Treatment Plan
Capturing excellent information is only part of the process. That information also needs to be organized and used effectively.
DS Core serves as an important part of Dr. Orobitg’s digital workflow by helping bring patient information, scans and treatment-related images together.
Rather than viewing different pieces of information in isolation, Dr. Orobitg can use the digital record to evaluate treatment more comprehensively and explain recommendations to patients more clearly.
That makes digital technology valuable not only for clinical precision, but also for communication.
Being able to see your own teeth in three dimensions can make it much easier to understand what Dr. Orobitg is seeing, where a problem is located and how a proposed treatment may address it.
The goal is not simply to use more technology. It is to give both the dentist and patient better information for making treatment decisions.
Planning the Result Before Treatment Begins
Digital dentistry allows Dr. Orobitg to work backward from the desired result.
A 3D scan can be used to evaluate the current condition of a tooth or smile. Dr. Orobitg can then plan the restoration, appliance or other treatment using precise digital measurements before anything is fabricated.
This approach is particularly useful when planning restorative and cosmetic dentistry.
The size, shape, position and relationship of the teeth can all be considered digitally, helping Dr. Orobitg design treatment that takes both function and appearance into account.
Instead of each stage existing separately, scanning, planning, design and fabrication become parts of one connected process.
Precision-Guided Implant Placement
Implant dentistry is another area where digital planning can make an important difference. When placing dental implants, Dr. Orobitg can use detailed 3D imaging and digital treatment planning to determine the ideal position and angle of the implant before the procedure begins. That plan can then be used to create a customized surgical guide that helps direct the implant into the precisely planned position. By knowing exactly where and at what angle the implant should be placed before surgery, Dr. Orobitg can perform the procedure with greater precision and, in appropriate cases, with a less invasive approach. For patients, this can mean a more streamlined procedure while helping create the ideal foundation for the final restoration.
Primeprint Turns Digital Designs into Dental Appliances
Once a treatment or appliance has been digitally planned, Primeprint can transform that virtual design into a physical dental product right in the office.
Primeprint is a medical-grade 3D printing system designed specifically for dentistry. Using information generated through the digital workflow, it can accurately fabricate a variety of dental appliances and temporary restorations.
Depending on the patient’s treatment needs, these can include:
- Nightguards
- Mouthguards
- Bite splints
- Temporary restorations
- Denture-related applications
- Bleaching trays
- Other digitally designed dental appliances
Because these appliances originate from a precise digital scan, they can be designed specifically for the individual patient.
There is another important advantage to keeping the process digital. If an appliance needs to be replaced, the original digital information may allow it to be recreated without repeating the entire traditional impression process.
Primemill Brings Restorative Dentistry Chairside
For crowns and other appropriate restorations, treatment planning continues directly into the fabrication process through Primemill.
Primemill is an advanced dental milling system that allows restorations designed from the patient’s digital scan to be created in the office.
After Dr. Orobitg prepares the tooth and completes the digital design, Primemill precisely mills the restoration from high-quality dental material.
This chairside process can dramatically reduce the amount of time traditionally required to receive a permanent restoration.
Rather than taking a conventional impression, placing a temporary crown and sending the case to an outside laboratory for fabrication, many restorations can move directly from scan to design to milling during the patient’s visit.
SpeedFire Completes the Zirconia Restoration
For restorations made from zirconia, SpeedFire adds another important step to the digital workflow.
Zirconia is valued in dentistry for its exceptional strength, durability and natural appearance. After a zirconia restoration is digitally designed and milled, SpeedFire is used to sinter and glaze the restoration so it reaches its final strength and aesthetic qualities.
This means Dr. Orobitg can oversee multiple stages of the restorative process within his own office.
The digital scan establishes the precise dimensions. The restoration is designed digitally. Primemill creates it. SpeedFire completes the material processing.
The technologies work together rather than functioning as separate pieces of equipment.
That is the real advantage of digitally integrated dentistry.
Same-Day Dentistry Is About More Than Speed
It is easy to focus on the convenience of receiving a restoration in a single visit, but speed is only one benefit of the digital workflow.
The greater advantage is continuity.
The same digital information captured during treatment planning can guide the design and fabrication of the final restoration. This reduces the number of times information needs to be transferred from one process to another.
For Dr. Orobitg, having these technologies in-office also gives him greater control over the treatment process.
He can evaluate the digital design, assess the restoration and make adjustments while the patient is still in the office.
For patients, that can mean a treatment experience that is not only faster, but also more coordinated.
Digital Planning for Clear Aligner Treatment
Digital scanning is also an important part of orthodontic treatment with clear aligners.
Using detailed 3D information about the position of the teeth, Dr. Orobitg can evaluate alignment and plan how teeth should move over the course of treatment.
With SureSmile® clear aligners, the treatment plan is developed digitally so that tooth movement can be carefully mapped before the patient begins wearing the series of aligners.
This digital approach gives Dr. Orobitg another way to plan toward the desired result rather than addressing each stage independently.
One Digital Workflow, Personalized for Each Patient
DS Core, Primescan, Primeprint, Primemill and SpeedFire each perform different functions, but their greatest value comes from how they work together.
The process can begin with a detailed digital scan.
That scan becomes part of a comprehensive digital patient record.
Dr. Orobitg uses the information to evaluate the condition, discuss treatment options and develop a plan.
When appropriate, that same digital information can then be used to design and fabricate a restoration or dental appliance in-office.
The result is a connected workflow that can take a patient from scan to plan to treatment with extraordinary precision.
Technology Guided by Experience
Advanced dental technology can provide remarkable information and manufacturing capabilities, but technology does not determine the right treatment for a patient.
That responsibility still belongs to the dentist.
Dr. Orobitg combines these digital tools with his experience, clinical judgment and understanding of each patient’s individual needs.
The technology helps him see more, measure more precisely, plan more thoroughly and execute that plan efficiently.
The human element remains just as important.
Every digital scan, restoration and appliance is ultimately part of a personalized treatment plan designed around the health, comfort, function and appearance of the patient’s smile.
Better Information. Better Planning. Better Dentistry.
Modern dentistry is increasingly connected.
A digital scan is no longer simply an alternative to a traditional impression. It can become the starting point for an integrated treatment process that connects diagnosis, communication, planning, design and fabrication.
By investing in technologies such as DS Core, Primescan, Primeprint, Primemill and SpeedFire, Dr. Orobitg has brought many of those capabilities directly into his office.
For patients, that means access to advanced dental care that combines digital precision and convenience with the personal attention and experience they expect from Dr. Orobitg and his team.