T-Scan™ from Tekscan

Initial Comprehensive Exam

Using the T-Scan™ system as a screening tool during new patient initial comprehensive exams provides clinicians with the perfect opportunity to identify and treat occlusal issues before they become a problem. 

With the chairside 2D and 3D visualizations of patient bites from the T-Scan™ software, patients are more likely to accept and feel confident in proposed treatment plans. 

Incorporating the T-Scan™ into initial comprehensive exam allows dentists to:

Crowns & Bridges

The digital bite force data captured by the T-Scan™ system enables clinicians to better analyze the occlusion of patients undergoing restoration procedures. This will help ensure that crowns and bridges are fitted with the skill and precision necessary to give a balanced and functional bite. 

T-Scan™ data clearly indicates regions of excessive or non-uniform force, giving the dentist knowledgeable control over the adjustment process.

Ensuring proper loading of crowns & bridges with T-Scan™ minimizes the risk of:

Disclusion Time Reduction (DTR) Therapy

T-Scan™ digital occlusal analysis data can be used alongside an EMG link during DTR Therapy to measure the impact of excursive movements on the occlusal plane. This helps the clinician identify contacts that may be overly engaging during excursive movements, leading to hyperactive muscles, breakage, and TMD symptoms.

The clinician can perform real-time evaluations on the time it takes for posterior teeth to disengage during excursive movements and correlate the data to patient muscle activity.

Using T-Scan™ in DTR Therapy allows the clinician to:

Denture Fittings

When fitting a patient for dentures, easily achieve stability, retention, and fit with help from the T-Scan™ system. The analysis of bite force data that clinicians can get with this device will ensure the proper treatment is developed for each patient. 

Take a comprehensive approach to treatment with digital occlusal analysis and identify premature contacts, stability issues, and causes of sore spots before they become an issue. 

The T-Scan™ system provides dentists with the following dentists: 

Implants

With help from the T-Scan™ system, dentists can measure and determine exactly when and how bite pressure is being distributed per tooth. This will help them identify potential issues if an implant is receiving the brunt of the bite force, protecting the implant before it becomes a problem. 

The new 9.0 software that comes with the T-Scan™ system is equipped to warn users if it is detecting undue strain on the implant. This could be due to the implant sustaining a large percentage of the occlusal force or hitting early in the bite sequence.  

Using T-Scan™ in a mixed implant-natural tooth dentition prevents:

Occlusal Analysis & Adjustment

Get more precise measurements and a better informed level of care and when you use T-Scan™ as an occlusal analysis tool. 

The convenience of a chairside display makes it easy for the patient to understand what is going on inside their mouth. It provides the perfect opportunity for the clinician to educate their patient and gain acceptance to the recommended treatment.

Using T-Scan™ during occlusal analysis and adjustments will allow you to:

Cosmetics

Showing patients a clear visualization of their occlusion with data from the T-Scan™ system, clinicians can easily gain commitment for cosmetic treatments including Full Mouth Restorations, Veneers, and Orthodontics.

Digital bite force data recorded by T-Scan™ helps with the early identification of high forces that will pose a threat to the longevity of both ceramics and natural teeth. 

Cosmetics benefits provided by the T-Scan™ include: 

• Pinpoint high spots and extreme forces with 2D and 3D mapping
• Identify and remove interferences that can cause extreme fractures and breakages
• Real-time video shows timing and force of individual teeth coming together from initial contact to full closure
• Develop custom solutions for the precise bite of the patient

TMD / TMJ & Headaches

Some of the most complex cases in dentistry involve patients suffering from TMD and its debilitating side effects. The digital bite force data measured by the T-Scan™ system will help clinicians feel more prepared than ever to treat, and even cure, TMD patients of their pain and suffering.

T-Scan™ data helps identify early interferences in the patient's bite sequence that may be removed to ease their pain. Linking the T-Scan™ with EMG systems will let clinicians get still more data and analysis of muscle function.

The T-Scan™ will offer your practice additional benefits: