Metalab Outsourcing Digital designs
This is Meta. The digital lab created by the Dentcof institute, in its own mindset and simplified protocol for treating restorative cases. All digital designs have a maximum 4 working day delivery time and can be downloaded from Smilecloud as printable/ millable files.
Metalab is the best fit for dentists and technicians who are working digital, have scanning and printing technology in their office or have easy access to it.
Step 1: Smile Design
The 2D design serves as a visual representation of the treatment, and it is essential to ensure accuracy by selecting the appropriate shapes and position in accordance with biological possibilities. The dentist or technician typically creates the 2D design, but it is advisable to involve the patient in the decision-making process to ensure that their preferences and desires are taken into account. This will help to avoid any discrepancies before proceeding to the 3D design.
Step 2: Order and payment
Orders are placed directly on your prefered Smile Design and the payment is charged from the card linked to your account. Once you’ve placed your order, a Metalab representative will be automatically connected to your case, and you can discuss any specific indications that you may have.
Based on your case requirements, a technician will be assigned to your case, and you’ll have the freedom to communicate with them in the case chat during the course of treatment.
Since orders are placed based on the approved 2D design with selected shapes, any changes of shapes on a delivered design will require a new order. However, the design includes one revision, which enables you to request changes in position and angulation. For prompt delivery, it is recommended that you have all the necessary initial documentation available.
Motivational Design
Enhance the patient experience – Pre-visualise diverse clinical scenarios – Increased case acceptance – Meaningful visual communication. Read more about the motivational design here.
Indications: Use it in additive or borderline additive cases, to motivate the patient
You receive: 1 printable STL file
Requirements: Initial documentation, 2D design
Warning: Can not be used as a preparation guide
Price: 139 eur / arch
Functional Design – Diagnostic interdisciplinary planning
Interdisciplinary integrated design – Usable as a reduction guide – Usable for chairside temporaries
Indications: Use the Functional design to plan implants, guide preps and place as chairside temporaries
You receive: 1 printable STL file
Requirements: Initial documentation, 2D design
Warning: You need to pre-prep and/or crown lengthen before you can transfer it in the mouth if reduction is part of the design
Price: 139 eur / arch
Crown lengthening guide – Recontouring soft tissue levels
Biological and / or esthetic guided – Can be used for both tissue and bone reduction – Works for both flap and flapless techniques.
Indications: Precise recontouring of soft tissue and/ or bone for a predictable final result in accordance to design
You receive: 1 printable STL file
Requirements: Initial documentation, Functional or Motivational design, CBCT
Warning: the guide should be used with Electrosurge. The guide can be ordered only after the 3D design was completed as it follows the position of the final restorations.
Price: 99 eur
Anterior platform – Deprogramming and CR registration
Predictable deprogramming – Easy and predictable CR registration – Powerful diagnosis tool in TMD scenario
Indications: Functional unstable patients
You receive: 1 printable STL file
Requirements: Upper and lower scans in occlusion. Upper must have full palate.
Warning: Make sure you scan the palate and retro-molar areas for increased retention of the splint
Price: 99 eur
Final Restorations
Biometric design. Millable, printable, repeatable manufacturing.
Indications: Final restorations
You receive: #the number of restorations as printable/ millable STL file
Requirements: Functional design / Preparation scans using retraction cords for visible margins. For implant cases, complete information about the implant type.
Warning: After milling, the elements need to be stained and adapted by a technician
Price: 35 eur / element
3. Review and download
The technician will upload a preview file of the design for your review, and you may request a revision if necessary. Once the preview is approved by you, the printable file is finalised and uploaded to the case for you to download and print / mill in your office.
Communication is key for achieving results as a team, so don’t hesitate to talk about the planning and requirements.
Requirements
The “digital clone” is a modern approach of the consultation appointments, in which all data collected are synthesised and assembled digitally for treatment planning. Thus, the following records are required:
- Portrait pictures
- Intra-oral pictures
- Portrait video
- Intra-oral scans: upper and lower in occlusion
- CBCT (if treatment plan requires)
- Modjaw motion records (if available)
The photo protocol is an important aspect of the treatment planning and all of the pictures bellow are required. For more tips and tricks regarding the photo documentation you can explore the article here.
45 angle large smile
Large smile open mouth - visible incisal edges
45 angle large smile
45 angle bite
Frontal bite
45 angle bite
Maxila intraoral with contrastor
Mandible intraoral with contrastor
Maxilla occlusal view
Mandible occlusal view
If you have any questions regarding Metalab, feel free to contact us on andreea@smilecloud.com.
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Tomas Molina
Hi
The 20 euros suscription is for 80 cases. Even if I delete a finish case,it will still count? If so, every new case after the first 80,s will increase the suscription in 35 cents/month ? I.E : 180 case will be 20+3500 cts / month ?
Can we add the 3D STL into MODJAW pre final mockup to fine tune plan ?
Thks forehand
Andreea
Hello Tomas, when you delete a case, it remains in the Deleted folder for 30 days, giving you the option to restore it if you deleted by mistake. After 30 days from deletion, it will be permanently erased and subtracted from your cases number. Regarding the new cases after 80 included, yes if you have 100 cases your monthly subscription will be 27 eur / month. It allows you the flexibility to pay as you grow.
Alexandra Pavard
Hello,
What are the technical differences between the motivational design and the functional design ?
Thank you
Andreea
Hello Alexandra. The motivational is positioned on top of existing teeth and tissues with the purpose of placing it in the mouth before any procedure with the purpose of showing it to the patient for case acceptance. The functional design is cerated in ideal position to be used as a preparation guide and can only be placed in the moth after reduction (and if case requires, crown lengthening).