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Preparation: Acquire an image looking
straight down on the prep area. Also
need to image two full teeth distal or
mesial of the prep so we can use this
information to stitch with the image in
the buccal folder.
Buccal: Only 1 image needed in this
folder. Need to image the two teeth
distal or mesial of the prep. Do not
image any of the prep area in this image.
Antagonist: These are images of the
opposing arch. Take two images distal or
mesial of the prep area. The information
in this folder also has to be in the buccal
folder so the images can stitch together.
After clicking on the green arrow once
the images have been taken, you will
always come to a Manual Correlation
step. In this step you will click on the
buccal image and line it up with either
your antagonist or prep images. In
some cases you will need to click and
hold at the top or the bottom of the
buccal image and as you move to the
appropriate model the image will flip
so the orientation is correct.
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In this example I have clicked at the
bottom of the buccal image and
dragged in upward. As you can see
once the image gets closer to the
antagonist model it will begin to flip.
Note: You may not always have to flip
the image, at times it will already be
positioned correctly.
Once the image has flipped
completely, position the buccal image
to line up as close as possible with the
corresponding teeth on the antagonist
model.
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When you have the buccal image
positioned over the antagonist release
the left mouse button and the software
will attempt to stitch the images
together. If the stitching is successful
the blend in with the antagonist image
and display a speckled look. If the
alignment of the images is not successful
the buccal image will shake a few times
and position itself in the middle of the
antagonist and prep models for you to
try and line it up properly again. At this
time it needs to be determined if the
images could not stitch because the
position of the buccal image was bad or
the images are not or there is not
enough “like” data for the software to
successfully stitch them together.
Now that the buccal and antagonist
images are stitched together it is time to
stitch the buccal image with the
preparation images. To accomplish this
you must click on the bottom part of the
buccal image, you will notice the
antagonist model rock a little, now drag
the buccal image down to the
preparation model and align the buccal
image with the preparation image.
These do not have to be exact, the
closer you can get the models aligned
the easier it will be for the software to
stitch them together.
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Once you have aligned the two images,
release the left mouse button and the
software will attempt to stitch the
models together. If the software is able
to align them you will see the speckled
area here as well. If the software is not
able to stitch the models it will shake the
buccal image and it will bring the
antagonist model back up to the top of
the screen and you will need to retry.
Again we will want to examine the
images and make sure we have enough
“like” information so the software can
stitch the models together. Click the
green arrow to go forward to the next
step.
Check Models: To verify the models
stitched together properly, in the check
models step we want to see an area that
is glossy in the area where we stitched
the buccal image with the prep and
antagonist models. This indicates it was
for sure a good stitch.
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Trim Preparation: Trim as usual
by cutting the distal and mesial
neighbors out. (Some offices
have had issues with the trim not
cutting where the line is, if that
occurs often, suggest they draw
the trim line in a lasso around
the prep area, this seems to
work well.)
Preparation Margin: Draw the margin as usual.
This is the last step before clicking on the
Connect button to send. As always, after
drawing the line check and make sure it has not
fallen off anywhere. Be aware that even though
this is the last step before sending, the green
arrow will still be active. If you click the arrow it
will erase your margin and you will be brought
back to the Trim Preparation step. The icon is
active in case you are doing a bridge and need
to draw more margins. We have asked that this
be changed on the next release or service pack.
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After drawing the margin, click
on Restoration at the top left
corner and choose Save. Exit
out of the software.
From the windows desktop
screen, Double click on
Computer (Double click on My
Computer if Windows XP).
When the Computer screen
displays, double click on
HD_SYSTEM (C:).
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When then folders of the C: drive
open, double click on Program Files.
When in the Program Files folder the
contents are shown, double click on the
CEREC folder.
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Inside the CEREC folder you will
find a DATA folder, double click on
that folder.
Locate the Patients Name within
the DATA folder, double click on
the patients name when found.
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After double clicking on the
patients name you will find a file
called Impression (or whatever the
file name may be to if there has
been multiple restorations on this
patient), double click on it so we
can copy the restoration file.
With the impression file open, you
will have two files showing,
intensity.tif and Restauration.cdt.
Right click on Restauration.cdt and
choose copy.
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Go back to the Computer
screen and right click on the F:
drive and choose paste. This
will transfer the file to the
thumbdrive.
Once the copy is complete, unplug the thumdrive from the
AU or AC, take it to an Internet-ready computer which has
the CEREC Connect software loaded. Open the CEREC
Connect program and click on Restoration at the top and
click on Import.
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When the Import Restoration
dialogue box displays, click the drop
down arrow to the right of Look In:
and select your thumbdrive by left
clicking it.
Once the thumbdrive is selected it
will display all files on the drive.
Either double click on the file of
the Patient’s Name that is listed,
or single click on it and then single
click on the Open button at the
bottom right of the box.
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The file will load to where it was saved. If you
saved after you had drawn the margin, click on
the Connect icon and continue with submitting
the file.
Internet Portal Access: After clicking the
Connect icon the Internet Portal Access Login
box will display. The office will enter in their
User name and Password and click OK.
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Restoration Data Tab: In this tab
the Patient Information and Digital
Impression will come over
automatically. Select a Tooth
Number on the model on the right.
Choose the Restoration Type and
type of Material. Also be aware that
the Stump Shade and Final Shade
need to be filled in as well. Click on
the Next Step arrow at the bottom
right to continue to the next tab.
Note: If the case you are trying to
send does not automatically pull
into the Digital Impression line,
when you click on Browse look for
the restoration in the location of
C:\SironaInternetPortalTemp.
Desired Lab Tab: From this tab
select the lab you wish to send the
file to under My Favorite Lab. Also
in this screen select a Return Date
and a Return Time you wish to
have the restoration case back.
Click Next Step to go forward to the
next tab or Previous Step to edit
information on a previous page.
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Additional Notes Tab: Enter any
Additional Instructions in the text
box provided. Additional Patient
Data information can be filled out
to enter the Gender and Age of the
patient. Photos can also added,
click on Browse to locate the
patient images you wish to add.
After the information has been
added and you are ready to upload
the file, click on the Add To Cart
icon at the bottom or click Previous
Step to go back and edit
information on a previous tab.
Upload Screen: After clicking the
Add To Cart icon an upload status
dialogue box will display. Please
wait for the next screen to display
while the file uploads.
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After the file has been uploaded
the software will prompt you to
select Go To Cart, Add A New
Order From A New Patient or Use
Digital Impression Below To
Order The Next Tooth
(Quadrant). Select the radio
button for the step you want and
click on the Next Step arrow at
the bottom right hand corner of
the screen.
Cart: Once in the Cart dialogue
box, it will display the Addresses
where the restoration needs to be
sent to when completed and the
address where the lab should
send the bill. The Order section
shows the Order #, Patient Name,
My Favorite Lab, Digital
Impression, Additional Photos,
Restoration Type, # of Units and
Options so you can verify this is
the correct file information that
needs to be sent. Once confirmed
that the information is correct,
enter in the License Number and
Password (use your CEREC
Connect user name password),
click Submit to send the file.
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After the file has been sent you
will receive a dialogue box with a
dark green “Thank You” ribbon
stating your order has been sent
successfully. Click on the Close
button at the bottom to exit out.
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