Go Beyond Scanning with Aoralscan Elite

For clinicians who proudly list implant placement among their roster of services, the advent of photogrammetry in dentistry marked an incred­ible breakthrough in full-arch treatment, ensuring patients receive prosthetic solutions with exceptional fit and functionality.

But while dental photogrammetry technology has been commercially available for over a decade, many devices on the market today are expensive, bulky, and not always easy to use. That’s where Shining 3D’s Aoralscan Elite steps in, offering an affordable, streamlined solution that makes this advanced technology more accessible for everyday practice.

Scan, Plan, and Deliver

As the world’s first device to incorporate both intraoral scanning and photogrammetry into a single unit, the Aoralscan Elite functions as a standard intra­oral scanner for capturing images of dentulous cases, as well as a photogrammetry system that records the position of dental implants in edentulous cases.

Aoralscan Elite has already been embraced by dentists around the world, including Dr. Danny Domingue, a dental clinician, educator, and lab owner in Lafayette, LA, who is highly skilled in implant placement. While he’s been using extraoral photogrammetry in his practice for several years and loves the technology, having it now built into his intraoral scanner has been a game changer.

“The Aoralscan Elite helps streamline implant planning in our office,” said Dr. Domingue. “First, we export scans taken from the Elite and import them into our CT software to determine implant position­ing. Next, we export the IOS scan and send it to the lab so they can provide a preop wax-up of the case, and then we import the wax-up into our CT software to finalize our surgical guide designs.”

Slim and lightweight, Aoralscan Elite comes with its own set of coded scan flags, with 4 different ScanFlag Kits to choose from. Its high-resolution data allows dentists to accurately assess soft-tissue contours and identify abnormalities.

“It scans soft tissue well compared to other sys­tems, and it's user-friendly enough that our assistants now do the scanning while I'm next door seeing an­other patient,” Dr. Domingue explained. “The size is small and it's very lightweight, making it ergonomic for both patients and assistants.”

An Excellent Choice for Everyone

Users can scan with standard or pediatric-sized tips as well as IPG tips, which are larger in size to ensure wider, faster captures of edentulous oral geometries.

“If you’re utilizing full arch in your practice, the Aoralscan Elite is a no-brainer compared to other system costs,” advised Dr. Domingue. “Even for my colleagues who aren't doing full arch using photogrammetry, it’s still a great buy."