The clinic Recoletos Cuatro of Valladolid, pioneer in Castile and León, Spain in digital dentistry.

Madrid, July of 2011- the application of new technologies in dentistry always presents a challenge and opens the door to evolution. The incorporation of digital technology represents a new way of working and raises expectations much more demanding and rewarding both for the dentist and the patient. In this sense, 3 M special has revolutionized the industry with the development of your intra-oral scanner LAVA COS, the first in the market that also scans implants. This solution replaces conventional printing techniques and represents a qualitative change in the work of dentists and dental technicians, allowing to transform the current clinical processes in a workflow of digital processes.

One of the clearest examples of the evolution towards the true digital flow is found in the clinic Recoletos four of Valladolid, one of the most advanced dental clinics of Spain. Dr. Julio Galván, director of this Center, worked for years with the most cutting-edge technology and has a great team of specialists in each discipline dental: doctors, nurses, hygienists, assistants and technical. A few months ago he decided to incorporate the intraoral scanner LAVA COS of 3MESPE and the experience has been really positive so far.

. According to Dr. Julio Galván, the team of professionals in the clinic knows perfectly the functioning of the intraoral scanner LAVA COS and is involved in its management. We also have extraoral dental scanner (i-CAT), by which we are pioneers in the fusion of images of both scanners for diagnosing and planning of minimally invasive surgery, computer-guided treatments .

3 M special LAVA C0S scanner allows to perform radiological studies with the utmost precision, captures data directly from the mouth of the patient, as a sequence of video, and transforms them into images thanks to the 3D in motion technology.

So far, the only option was to use take a cast of teeth by means of a bucket with a filler of printing, which is uncomfortable for the patient, most laborious for the dentist and the laboratory technician and above all, we know that it is a less precise method.

the benefits of the system of digital printing through the intraoral scanner LAVA COS 3 M special are:

1 Reduces the time of printing (41% on average) taking.

2 Removes the realization of dental plaster models, creating digital virtual models captured directly from the mouth, avoiding intermediate steps and possible errors in them.

3 Reduces the need for repeat or duplicate models for the various phases of work, to use a single digital model not alterable (reducing errors by dislocations in an 89% average)

II Symposium Espertise participants: new materials, new options. New solutions in Digital dentistry, which will take place the 10th of September in the Teatro Fernán Gómez in Madrid, will know first-hand the best practices and experiences in the field of digital dentistry. There will meet the best professionals in the sector who offer the keys to understand why the impact of digitization on the dentistry is increasing.

If you are interested in attending the Congress, can register here.

May also request additional information in the technical secretariat:

phone: 91 204 42 19

ESPERTISE

this symposium is part of the Espertise programmes that were born with the aim of helping professionals in the sector to be aware of the continuous changes that occur in techniques, materials, etc., 3 M special has developed training Espertise programmes. These programs allow the exchange of knowledge and information among scientists, clinical researchers in materials and dental professionals.

About 3 M

3 M, founded in 1902, has more than 60,000 different items on the market. 3 M is a global multi-technological company, multi-producto and multi-mercado which operates in over 65 countries and has factories in 35 countries. The company, headquartered in Minnesota, has approximately 75,000 employees and turnover in 2009 US $ 23 billion.

Within the Division of health care of the company is 3 M special aimed at practitioners of dentistry. With a history of more than 40 years in the sector boasts worldwide reputation and takes the lead in providing innovative solutions for the dental industry, creating trend in the market.

3 M special manufactures and markets more than 2000 products used by dentists from around the world to improve the dental health of the population. The products are designed to meet their needs in the fields of restoration, prosthesis, prevention, control of infection and dental cosmetics.