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Digital scanning
The SomnoMed® portfolio of custom oral appliance therapy (OAT) devices for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) leverages the latest, most advanced technology in digital design and manufacturing. These advancements offer many benefits to not only patients being treated for sleep apnea with an oral appliance, but also to dental sleep providers who offer oral appliance therapy.
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Advantages
For dental sleep providers to truly realize the advantages of this digital technology, intraoral scanner (IOS) implementation to capture the patient’s impression is essential. There are many advantages in using digital scans versus traditional impressions.
Turnaround time improvement
Improved, faster overall turn-around-time of custom devices
Less order holds
Reduction in order holds from unclear images or models
Avoid model breaks or deformations
Elimination in delays from traditional impression model breaks or deformations
Seamless digital transfer
Digital file transmission and file receipt confirmation is seamless and instantaneous
Faster quality verification
Device order Quality Control verification and validation is faster
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Intraoral scanner training is provided by the manufacturer in person or online. There is also a community of users online that can be leveraged to discover scanning tips, tricks, and best practices. As importantly, intraoral scanning can simplify and accelerate the clinical workflow of dental sleep practices:
- Eliminate costly dental materials needed for traditional impressions, such as trays of various sizes, PVS impression materials, tray adhesives, dental stones to pour models, and the various scenarios that might necessitate model remakes
- Digital scans are sent electronically, with instantaneous receipt, so there’s no need to process or track shipments of materials to the oral appliance manufacturer
In addition, implementing intraoral scanning technology into a dental sleep practice can improve the patient’s experience during impression capture. Digital scanning is a clean and fast process, with a one-size-fits-all probe that diminishes the gagging reflex. For the practice, the scan can be reviewed in real time to confirm and validate the digital impression, and ensure the file is ready for transmission.
Ultimately, digital intraoral scanning produces the highest level of accuracy of fit of the patient’s appliance, which can translate into greater device comfort, therapy adherence, effectiveness, and overall patient satisfaction. Ordering your patient’s SomnoMed® device with a digital intraoral scan ensures First Time Fit™ with reliable, consistent oral appliance therapy.
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