Diagnostic Case Planning Services

CDA is dedicated to our role as your partner in providing predictable, high esthetic restorative solutions.  That’s why we are committed to continuing education with organizations such as The Kois Center, Great Blue Heron Study Club, Nobel Biocare Continuing Education and Dr. Brad McPhee’s Dental Collegium.  This commitment means you are working with a staff of extensively trained technicians using the most progressive case design strategy

Our clinical expertise is applied to our Diagnostic and Case Planning Services.  Proper case planning is an essential component of successful treatment strategy and enables you to achieve consistent, predictable results.  Whether you are prescribing a full arch case or a single tooth replacement, pre-treatment planning can provide the most customized approach to your patients’ needs and can assist you in proper material selection.  CDA is trained and highly experienced in offering you the following tools to assist you in all phases of planning.

 Mounted Diagnostic Casts
 CDA will mount your casts and die pin the model to allow you to analyze each tooth’s function in the treatment plan.
 Diagnostic Wax-up
 A diagnostic wax-up is prepared on a stone model detailing the design for proper function and tooth form.  The diagnostic wax-up is fabricated with traditional diagnostic monochromatic wax.  Patients can literally see their new smile and you can ensure more predictable results with this proper case planning tool.

Single Tooth Implant Provisionals
If preferred, CDA can supply you with a custom implant temporary fabricated from your pick-up impression or create one from a custom matrix created at the time of insertion.  Please call if you have questions regarding this procedure.

Preparation Template
A preparation template can be fabricated from the diagnostic wax-up using a transparent plastic.  This template can be used to visually measure tooth reduction for predictable results.  Simply seat the template over the prepared teeth to ensure adequate clearance has been provided for the technician to fabricate the case.
 
Putty matrix for Chairside Temps
 
Additionally, a putty matrix can be prepared of the diagnostic wax-up for easy and predictable fabrication of chairside temporaries.
 
For complete information as well as a step-by-step chairside technique, please refer to our Diagnostic Case Planning Services Tech Sheet.
 

You can be confident your patients will feel comfortable and at ease in our lab when having a custom shade.  We use the X-Rite Shade Vision System to take precision optical measurements.  This handheld device responds to light in a manner similar to that of the human eye.  The shade-matching instrument is able to accurately identify the shade of the tooth by measuring the tooth in terms of hue, value and chroma and provides an accurate detailed image.

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Procera Titanium / Zirconia Abutments and Crown / Bridgework from CDA

 CDA provides you with the exact precision of the new NobelProcera Optical Scanner.  With this scanning unit, we can design screw-retained or cement-retained single units and bridgework up to 14 units.  The single units and the bridgework are milled from solid pieces of zirconia to ensure defect-free surfaces, excellent fit and flexural strength of 1200 MPa’s.