From Facial Scan to Digital Twin: 4 Steps
From Facial Scan to Digital Twin: 4 Steps
Structured light or photogrammetry captures the facial surface in milliseconds — with a precision of less than 0.5 mm. The facial scan provides data that DVT and intraoral scan cannot capture: lip line, smile line, facial symmetry, soft tissue support. This information is essential for aesthetic planning of anterior restorations and full rehabilitations.
Clinical Applications
The digital twin is created by fusing three datasets: DVT (bone, roots, anatomy), intraoral scan (tooth surfaces, occlusion), and facial scan (soft tissue, aesthetics). The fusion enables planning that considers all relevant structures simultaneously — a possibility that does not exist with analog methods.
Quality Standards of the Institute
Based on the digital twin, the planned restoration is virtually built up — the digital wax-up. The patient sees the planned result before a single grinding movement is made. The digital wax-up can be directly transferred to a mock-up — a temporary restoration that shows the planned result in the oral situation.
Questions from a Scientific Perspective
Digital jaw movement analysis systems (e.g., jaw motion tracking) capture the patient's individual movement patterns and integrate them into the digital twin. The planning considers not only static occlusion, but the entire jaw movement dynamics — the basis for long-lasting prosthetic restorations.
Qualitätsstandards des Instituts
Facial scan as standard for anterior restorations and full rehabilitations
Data fusion CBCT + intraoral scan + facial scan before extensive prosthetic restorations
Digital wax-up before preparation — no analog wax-up without digital basis
Mock-up transfer: Patient sees planned result before definitive restoration
Jaw movement analysis for TMD-associated prosthodontic cases
Questions from Scientific Perspective
Clinical Implementation
Gesichtsscan bei Smile4Life
Der klinische Partner des Instituts, Smile4Life, führt die beschriebenen Behandlungen nach den Qualitätsstandards des Instituts durch.
Kurz erklärt
The facial scan captures three-dimensional facial data and connects them with digital tooth impressions — for aesthetically precise prosthetic planning that considers your face as a whole.
Wann ist das relevant?
- For aesthetic restorations (veneers, crowns, bridges)
- For extensive dental prosthetics with bite height correction
- When facial aesthetics and tooth form should be coordinated
- For combined implant and prosthetic planning
Passende Leitfäden
Fragen für das Erstgespräch
- Will a facial scan be performed for my treatment?
- How is facial data incorporated into prosthetic planning?
- Can I see the digital result in advance (Digital Smile Design)?
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