Scanning Physical Impressions For Dentures

Many doctors have trouble when scanning fully edentulous patients. The scanner seems to get lost when scanning large areas of tissue.  Some doctors prefer taking physical impressions in these cases or ones that are challenging.  Offices can either scan physical impressions whenever they encounter these cases and, in the future, mail them in for Full Denture construction

Impression Requirements

A range of impression materials is allowable as part of the accepted workflow. Practices may confidently use alginate, polysulfide, polyether, polyvinyl siloxane (PVS), and zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE) as scanning materials. 

Is The Workflow Different Than Edentulus Arches

No.  We went ahead and added a segment where you can choose to do either 1) Intraoral Scan, or 2) Physical Impression Scan.  There will not be an additional charge to scan this way.  Dandy is doing this to help practices break through the digital barrier and elevate them with increased Product Line (PL) adoption.

FAQS

1. Do doctors have the option of scanning physical impressions for submission on an ongoing basis?
   1. Currently, this solution is intended for:
      1. edentulous full arch cases
2. Will Dandy provide an impression tray?
   1. Dandy will not provide custom trays.
3. What type of impression material does Dandy accept?
   1. Dandy accepts a range of different impression materials, including alginate, polysulfide, polyether, polyvinyl siloxane (PVS), and zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE). Please contact our Dentures Clinical Support if you have additional questions.
4. What type of scan source is accepted?
   1. All Dandy-approved IO scanners are acceptable for physical impression scanning.
5. Can I use my own IOS scanner?
   1. Yes, Dandy encourages user of this workflow to use their own IO scanner to perform 360-degree physical impression scanning.
6. Is there any specific scan specifications (resolution, scan fidelity, etc.) that a user should be aware of?
   1. Dandy recommends using standard scanning settings when performing physical impression scans.
7. Is there a fee for scanning a physical impression?
   1. No.  Dandy will not charge for physical impression scan submissions.
8. Does submitting a scanned impression increase the turnaround time for orders?
   1. No, there will be no impact on turn-around times for impression scan submissions vs standard intraoral scan submissions.