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Category: Digital Dentistry | Difficulty: Intermediate | Priority: Core | Subcategory: Digital Equipment

Clinical Definition

A laboratory scanning device that digitizes physical impressions, stone models, or wax-ups into STL files for CAD design.

Patient-Friendly

A lab machine that turns physical dental models into digital files for designing restorations on a computer.

Related Terms

[[ios; stl file; cad/cam]]

Notes

Complements IOS by scanning analog records; widely used in labs.

Audience

๐Ÿ”ง Lab