Sescoi Partners Dental Wings and 360SDM to Demonstrate Dental Prosthesis Manufacturing

By DE Editors

Sescoi will be demonstrating the complete manufacturing process for dental crowns, bridges, custom abutments and model building with partner companies Dental Wings and 360SDM at Dentech China 2009 in Shanghai October 28-31.

The DWOS design modules are Dental Wings’ software solutions for designing dental restorations. The DWOS solution and the Sescoi WorkNC solution are now integrated. The process starts with an impression scanned by one of Dental Wings’ non-contact 3D laser scanners. The scan data is then used to generate a digital model from the impression with the DWOS Virtual Model Design software. The virtual model is then used in DWOS design modules to generate the desired prosthesis design.

Next both the completed design and the digital model are both ready for programming in Sescoi’s WorkNC Dental automatic CAM software that is integrated into the DWOS-CAM module. The process is completed by machining both the completed restorations and their model in 4- or 5-axis on 360SDM’s EZ-Mill400 and EZ-Mill500 laboratory milling machines.

Scans and designs generated from Dental Wings allow the technician to capture the clinical information and ensure that an optimum dental restoration is produced. The DWOS software is a comprehensive dental solution that includes anatomy and framework design, customizable anatomy libraries, telescopic unit design, custom abutment design with automatic coping and crown generation, and virtual model generation from scanned data.

WorkNC Dental takes the finished designs or models and automatically nests them into the blank disc to maximize utilization of the materials used in dentistry and minimize waste. Auto-generated support pins locate the crown or bridge for machining. Automatic cutting wizards are then applied that rough, semi finish, and finish the prosthesis. Each material type, such as zirconia, titanium, or chrome cobalt, has its own specific automatic machining wizard, optimized to produce the ideal cutting conditions.

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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.