PLANMECA
Planmeca FIT Evaluation
Embrace same-day dentistry with the Planmeca FIT CAD/CAM system
Many dental practices have adopted intraoral scanning in their practices, but have they considered the advantages of milling their own restorations? For a variety of reasons—including time savings, simplified workflow, improved restorative outcomes, quality control, and patient satisfaction—dentists are embracing same-day dentistry and sending patients home with a complete restoration in just one visit.
Planmeca FIT is a full CAD/CAM system that includes the Emerald or Emerald S intraoral scanner, Romexis and PlanCAD software, and the PlanMill 30S or PlanMill 40S. Using the complete system, practices can scan, design, and mill restorations all in the same day, right at the dental office, in one appointment. One clinician who relies on Planmeca FIT in all his practices, Dr. Don Murry, III, recently shared this comment with DPS, “I love the system! It’s a game-changer, practice-elevator, and team-delegator.” With Planmeca FIT’s trio of products, dentists can improve their practice efficiency and profitability while enhancing restorative outcomes and pleasing patients.
Scanner, Software, and Mill
By combining the scanner, software, and mill all in one system, Planmeca FIT allows practices to control every aspect of the restorative process so they can offer same-day dentistry to their patients. With the Emerald S intraoral scanner, clinicians can enjoy accurate highspeed full arch scanning at 65 frames per second, according to Planmeca. After the scan, PlanCAD design software allows practices to manage the digital workflow. Dr. Ridhima Goyal said, “Scanning made life easier than messy impressions and the patients loved it.” Dr. Kendall Liday praised the fast scanning and user-friendly software, while a couple dentists would like easier scanning for larger cases.
Using a broad range of milling blocks, chairside milling of inlays, onlays, crowns, and bridges is quick and accurate with the PlanMill 30S or 40S. “It’s an excellent mill and scanner with a reasonable price and excellent support,” noted Dr. Goyal. Praising the durability of his PlanMill, Dr. Murry said, “After 5 years with my original milling unit, it has 750 hours of mill time and, day in and day out, it produces quality restorations that fit.”
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"Patients like |
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product at an excellent price point." |
| Brian Cotant, DDS, FAGD Buffalo, WY |
Jason Cowden, DMD Rio Rancho, NM |
Christopher Filler, DMD Windham, NH |
Quality of Restoration and Planmeca Support
When Dr. Murry noticed the quality of his lab-fabricated full-coverage zirconia restorations was declining, he turned to Planmeca FIT so he could maintain control and consistency of the entire restoration process and provide patients with high quality restorations. Planmeca FIT allows Dr. Jason Cowden “to streamline the crown process and make it a better and quicker process for patients.” He added, “The e.max crowns look and fit great.” Dr. Michael Kelliher enjoys providing “custom abutment restored implant cases with very quick turnaround at a greatly reduced cost to the office.”
When asked what he liked best about Planmeca FIT, Dr. Victor Rodriguez mentioned several features—including effectiveness, reliability, integrability, and cost—but added, “Best of all is the customer service through CAD/CAM support and the indispensable support from my rep. I’m a big advocate for Planmeca and always recommend it to everyone.” Dr. Cotant said Planmeca’s phone and in-person customer service is excellent, and his rep provides top quality service after the sale.
Improved Practice Efficiency
“Planmeca FIT is the biggest practice-changing ROI I’ve ever introduced to my practices,” declared Dr. Murry. “It has afforded us numerous workflows to increase efficiency and the effectiveness of our dental offerings. The digital landscape it has opened us to is incredible. From ceramic onlays delivered in under an hour to in-office milled implant custom restorations, we can complete restorations in one visit, simplifying the workflow and adding efficiency and profitability to our partial and full coverage ceramic cases.”
Noting that his patients are very happy with same-day crowns and no more impressions, Dr. Goyal said using Planmeca FIT has increased his practice revenue. Another dentist said, “It lowered my outside lab bill, saved me taxes, and added value to my practice by offering same-day crowns.” Explaining the convenience of Planmeca FIT, Dr. Cotant shared, “We are no longer waiting 3+ weeks for a crown to return from the lab, and patients who drive long distances can get their crown the same day.” He added, “Staff are excited to use it, and patients like the technology and same-day treatment.”
"I love the system! It's a game-changer, practice-elevator, and team-delegator."
-Don Murry III, DMD
Midlothian, VA
Overall Satisfaction
With an easy-to-use system that delivers quality crowns in a single visit, Dr. Kelliher said Planmeca FIT has changed the way he provides crowns to patients, and Dr. Filler called it an excellent product at an excellent price point compared to similar technologies. “Being able to plan everything from the crown to the implant without ever touching the patient makes every case practically successful before even starting,” shared Dr. Rodriguez. Dr. Murry concluded, “As we expand our own footprint, every practice we open will have a Planmeca FIT system on day one.”
Takeaways
•Planmeca FIT includes Emerald or Emerald S scanner, Romexis & PlanCAD software, and PlanMill 30S or 40S
•Allows dental professionals to scan, design, and mill restorations in one dental visit
•Affords numerous workflows to increase efficiency and effectiveness
•Saves time for patient and practice, improves patient satisfaction, increases practice revenue
•Planmeca support is second to none
