Recently, a Key Opinion Leader named Adam Hogan from the Atlanta Implant Institute decided to test the Shining Elite Photogrammetry and Intra-Oral Scanner and published his results on Tik Tok. He was extremely disappointed in the outcome. After watching this video (click on image to launch video) it was abundantly clear he had no idea how to use the scanner and the software. So i took the time to document for you how to address all the shortcomings he detailed in the footage
Stitching Abutments
One of the most important things to keep in mind when imaging with scanner is to keep a stitching abutments in tact between various models. In dentate cases, we usually keep a few teeth and extract them at the very end. Other times, some surgeons prefer to extract all the teeth, place the implants, and then scan the multi unit abutments. In that situation, it is imperative that you add adjuncts to the equation like bone screws or arch trackers.
This must be applied to relating the preop jaw scan with the jaw scan AND also the tissue scan and domino scan flags in the equation.
Where i believe Adam went astray is that he did not have the stitching landmarks to relate his tissue scan and the domino scan. What gets even more complicated is that the software forces you capture the tissue and merge it to the dominos before you proceed.
The first video explains the software requirements, and the second video demonstrates how you can bypass that requirement for an immediate case
Comparing the results of this case between the icam scan and the shining intra-oral photogrammetry machine
You can download these models and compare them for yourself:
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