Sirona announced the expansion of its orthodontic product line with the new CEREC Ortho software for orthodontic scanning at the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) Annual Session in New Orleans. Shown as a “work in progress,” the software will be made available to CEREC Omnicam users near the end of the year, once it has regulatory clearance in the United States and Europe.
The new CEREC Ortho software allows orthodontists to prepare a digital model of the entire dental arch using a continuous imaging technique. The program guides users through every step of the patent-pending guided scanning process to ensure that the intraoral camera captures all of the required information quickly and easily. Acoustic signals, images and brief on-screen explanations assist users with the camera work. The data can be easily exported for orthodontic treatment planning and the production of the required appliances.
According to a release, a seamless Dolphin 3D interface aids diagnostics and patient education, while a dedicated file transfer to ClearCorrect allows for the production of clear aligners. Classic appliances can be ordered from any orthodontic laboratory in the Sirona Connect network.
“Our orthodontic software opens a completely new treatment field for our CEREC customers,” says Roddy MacLeod, vice president CAD/CAM Systems at Sirona. “CEREC digital impressions are being developed for all orthodontic applications and the production of any kind of orthodontic appliance.”
