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Implant Occlusion with the T-Scan® III
It has been reported that excessive occlusal forces applied to implant prostheses may result in bone
loss, uncementation, screw loosening, and material failure. As there is no periodontal ligament
surrounding implants, they have no cushioning shock absorber to dampen occlusal forces.
- Occlusal forces are a potentially destructive factor to implant prostheses.
- The T-Scan III quantifies occlusal forces and allows for corrective treatment.
- Don't finish an implant case without the T-Scan!
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1. "Center of Force" - ensure a balanced bite |
These BEFORE and AFTER frames from T-Scan "force
movies" show a patient biting into IP (Intercuspated
Position).
Notice how the T-Scan's red "Center of Force" (COF) icon
shows the exact location of the balance of occlusal forces.
Adjust until your patient's COF icon is in the center of the
arch, indicating superior left / right occlusal balance
(AFTER).
This prevents bone loss, uncementations, screw loosenings,
and material failures. |
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The red and white Center of Force (COF) icon is too far left, indicating UNBALANCED occlusion
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COF icon now located in the center of the arch, indicating BALANCED occlusion
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2. "Excursive Force Movies"- eliminate traumatic interferences |
Here is a left lateral excursion, before and after adjustments.
The BEFORE force movie quickly and accurately displays
traumatic and potentially costly interferences (force
represented by bar color and height).
After adjustments, the AFTER force movie enables you to be
sure all lateral stresses are removed and canine guidance is
achieved.
This promotes implant longevity, saving you time
and money. |
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Pink, blue & green bars on teeth 15, 14, 12, & 2 indicate interferences in excursion
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Red bar on tooth 11 indicates canine guidance - other bars eliminated show posterior interferences removed
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2. "Excursive Force Movies"- eliminate traumatic interferences |
This force movie shows how sequential loading of implants
after natural teeth can be achieved with the T-Scan. This
prevents unnecessary forces from causing implant failure.
This is because natural teeth depress 26 -110 microns into
the periodontal ligament, where as implants can only
depress 5 - 25 microns.
Try that with ink smudges! |
Small blue bars on left show implants barely loading; pink & green bars on right show natural teeth achieving initial load
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More pink & green bars on right indicate further incremental loading of natural teeth; implants still not fully loading
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Implants now loading after natural teeth with slightly less force than teeth, time delay achieved
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System Overview 
