Success in any dental treatment , and ortho is not an exception, is highly dependent of the initial planning and data acquisition but also of the communication between all those involved.
In the same time, having the possibility to check and adjust the final results according to the patient individuals parameters , will increase the overall predictability , no matter if it s a simple case or a complex one.
Two essential tools for this are the intra-oral scanner from 3Shape and the Jaw Motion Analyzer from Zebris.They can provide the basic informations and also serves as a very efficient communication tools.
We will see how to use the scanner together with the Zebris system for the initial data recording and how can we use them at the end or the treatment to check and make sure the results are what we have planned.
We will talk also about bite splints for different scenarios where we need them before or after the treatment and how can we use the individual parameters to get a functional bite splint.