Dental News - Planmeca team up with manufacturer of mandibular advancement devices

Dental Tribune International

Fri. 9. March 2018

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HELSINKI, Finland: Known for its ease of use and accuracy, the Planmeca Emerald intra-oral scanner can now be used in the production of the mandibular advancement devices of Panthera Sleep, a division of Panthera Dental. Planmeca believes that partnering with the company, which is a world leader in the CAD/CAM field, will provide its customers with a more comprehensive range of solutions.

Situated in Quebec City in Canada, Panthera Sleep has been developing, manufacturing and marketing high-end mandibular advancement devices for the treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea for over 17 years. “We believe that intra-oral scanners simplify the workflow, saving handling and shipping time of the models. Simply attach the open standard STL files to the order, and our engineers will use the imported data to build the custom-made appliance. No compromise will be made on quality or precision, which represents huge benefits for doctors and their patients,” said President of Panthera Dental Gabriel Robichaud.

After scanning the upper and lower arches, first alone and then in occlusion, the dentist can instantly export the scans to Panthera Sleep. From there, a specialist at Panthera verifies that the scan is complete and meets the requirements for the upper and lower arches with the bite at the maximum or desired protrusion. Once imported into the proprietary software, the design of the custom oral appliance can begin. When the design is finished, the file is transmitted to the printer for production. At completion of printing, the Panthera laboratory makes any final adjustments to the models and oversees quality control before shipping the appliance to the dentist. According to Panthera Sleep, the process is completed within 10 days.

“We always want to ensure that doctors have the best possible orthodontic tools and systems to work with, and by cooperating with Panthera Sleep, the users of our brand-new intra-oral scanner can benefit from a smooth workflow when producing mandibular advancement devices,” said Ville Salonen, Product Manager for Orthodontic Applications at Planmeca .

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