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Treatment Planning for Restorations

Although not required for every case, it can be helpful to add restorations to the 3D model to:

• Provide you with a rough idea of what restored or reshaped teeth will look like so you can more easily plan care that includes restorations
• Provide the consulting/referring doctor or patient with a visual image of the final result of his/her orthodontic treatment combined with a dentist’s restorative work.

How do the restorative features work?

When you open a setup or simulation,  the Buildup / IPR tab contain the restoration and IPR features. these features are available regardless of the state of the product.

Use the Buildup / IPR tab tooth chart to adjust tooth shape by manually entering values, or use the tab's automatic features to calculate several types of changes.

Change tooth shapes to simulate:

• Restorations such as  implants, crowns, and buildups.
• Orthodontic procedures such as polish, equilibration, and IPR.

A tooth chart on the Buildup / IPR tab has rows for each of the restorative functions as described in the help topic Restorative Functions on the Buildup / IPR Tab. These rows represent the amount of buildup or reduction applied to a tooth.

• Positive numbers indicate buildup.
• Negative numbers indicate reduction.

Buildup can be used to represent planned composite enhancements or other restorations adding material to a tooth. Reductions can be used to represent planned removal of tooth structure (IPR), polishing or equilibration, and other similar techniques. Changes to each tooth model are made in increments of 0.1. mm.

• A positive number indicates mesial, distal, buccal, lingual, or vertical buildup of the tooth model.
• A negative number indicates mesial or distal IPR, lingual or buccal polishing (usually prior to receiving veneers), or vertical polishing.

To depict buildups in blue and IPR and other reductions in red, click the Colorize Buildups/Cuts icon on the View menu palette..

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When should I use the restorative features?

You can use the restorative features in a simulation submitted with the setup prescription to help with the visualization of space requirements. By using the features at this time, the Digital Lab can deliver a complete setup that is ready for approval.

Important: Remember to toggle on the colorization of  buildups and cuts during the setup review to remind you which tooth shapes are simulated.

You can also use these features to improve communication with the dentist and patient. You can order the setup and then add the restorations during the setup review/modification cycle.

Notes:

• • The restoration values are not editable in finished models.

  • The Digital Lab will not simulate changes in tooth anatomy based on planned restorations.

  • These restorative modeling enhancements are intended for orthodontic treatment planning only, and should not be used for the actual modeling of restorations. It is better to think of SureSmile’s restorative models as space holders than as precise renderings of restorations. Confine your use of these SureSmile restorative modeling enhancements to space planning only.

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