Understanding Arch Tracer by Digital Arches
The Key to Precise Digital Full Arch Dental Implant Surgery
Table of Contents
- What is Arch Tracer?
- Benefits of Using Arch Tracer
- Steps to Place an Arch Tracer
- Arch Tracer and Optisplint: A Perfect Combination
Discover how Arch Tracer, a patented technology by Digital Arches, revolutionizes full arch digital all-on-x dental implant surgery. These fiducial markers are essential for accurate radiographic and intraoral scanning, ensuring successful restorative outcomes in full arch surgeries.
What is Arch Tracer?
Arch Tracer is a fiducial marker designed for full arch all-on-x dental implant surgery. These markers serve as radiographic landmarks and are crucial for intraoral scanning. By fixing them to the jawbone, Arch Tracer provides consistent landmarks before and after surgery.
Benefits of Using Arch Tracer
- Enhances accuracy in implant surgery
- Serves as a reliable landmark for intraoral scanning
- Prevents errors during restoration of hybrid restorations
- Easy and safe to use
Steps to Place an Arch Tracer
- Identify Landmark Area: Choose a landmark area that remains untouched during the oral surgery procedure, such as extraction of teeth, gingival tissue reflection, or implant placement.
- Drill Pilot Hole: Use an implant handpiece to drill a pilot hole.
- Secure Arch Tracer: Secure the Arch Tracer with a hex-shaped handpiece driver, ensuring it fits intimately over the Arch Tracer. At least three Arch Tracers are recommended: one on the patient's posterior left, one on the posterior right, and one in the anterior to provide a tripod of landmarks.
- Pre-Surgery Intraoral Scan: Use an intraoral scanner before surgery to include the Arch Tracers.
- Post-Surgery Intraoral Scan: Capture soft tissue for prosthetic design with an intraoral scanner, ensuring the Arch Tracers are included to stitch the STL files together using these fixed landmarks.
Arch Tracer and Optisplint: A Perfect Combination
Arch Tracers are an excellent adjunct to the Optisplint, the best way to capture implant positioning in both digital and analog aspects. Learn more about how Optisplint transforms full arch dentistry in our previous posts:
Digital Smile Transformations with Optisplint by Digital Arches
Optisplint: Revolutionizing Full Arch Dentistry
Dr. Thomas is a general dentist that loves sharing information about all aspects of dentistry, but is passionate about digital and implant dentistry. Dr. Thomas received his DMD degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and continues to find helpful ways to inform and educate people about dental procedures and products.
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