3Shape announced the official launch of TRIOS for sales in North America at the 2012 ADA October 18th - 21st

Following TRIOS®’ rapidly growing acclaimed success in Europe, dentists in the USA and Canada can, from today, order their own TRIOS® system and reap its many benefits. 3Shape TRIOS® is a complete digital impression solution that includes intraoral scanning, clinical scan-validation, plus seamless communication with the lab.

 

Copenhagen, October 18th 2012. 3Shape, a global leader in 3D scanning technologies and CAD/CAM software for dental applications, declares “all systems go” for nationwide sales of its TRIOS® solution in the United States and Canada. The official announcement will be made in connection with the American Dental Association – Annual Session 2012 in San Francisco, California, but already today, TRIOS® resellers are busily taking orders for next-month delivery of new TRIOS® systems to clinics in the USA and Canada.

Strong network of reselling partners and supporters 3Shape has signed up a wide network of prominent national and local resellers to distribute TRIOS® throughout North America to dentists, dental specialists, dental schools, and more. 3Shape’s strong distribution foundation has been carefully constructed to ensure optimal geographical coverage and fulfillment of 3Shape’s high standards for customer service and support of its products. TRIOS® resellers are all experienced dental supplier professionals, and amply trained by 3Shape to install and support TRIOS® for their customers in local clinics.

Certification and full regulatory compliance in place The TRIOS® system, as a medical device, is continuously developed under the strict regulations of the FDA and ISO 13485 requirements. 3Shape has passed all final safety tests and production inspections required for authorized sales and marketing of the TRIOS® system in the USA and Canada.

Closing in on complete digital workflows between clinic and lab TRIOS® enables dentists to rapidly capture the complete intraoral situation and send the 3D model directly to the lab. It does not require pre-spraying of the teeth. The system clinically validates the impression, and includes flexible tools allowing dentists to edit their scans. Labs and dentists can communicate about the case using 3D design visualizations, annotations and messages. The unique full-digital workflow is designed to enhance close collaboration with the lab and allow the dentist to focus more on treating patients. By utilizing the lab’s CAD/CAM expertise, along with its wide range of indications, and materials possibilities, dentists can provide their patients with more treatment options and restorations of the best possible quality and fit.

A market ripe for TRIOS® unique impression technologies In recent months, 3Shape has been touring the USA, demonstrating TRIOS for dental professionals, and the success of these Live Events affirms the great interest in this new digital impression solution throughout the US dental market.
“We are very excited to bring state-of-the-art intraoral scanner technology to the largest dental market in the world,” says Flemming Thorup, 3Shape’s President and CEO. “The many North American labs that are using 3Shape Dental System^TM, or those who order our TRIOS InBox separately, will be able to connect with clinics using TRIOS. We believe that 3Shape will soon become a strong brand in clinics – just as it has in labs,” concludes Flemming Thorup.
In order to further strengthen support and services and closely backup its partners, 3Shape recently established a new office near Los Angeles, California, ensuring business-hour coverage throughout the country.

3Shape Press Release Link: http://www.3shape.com/news--events/press-releases-list/official-launch-of-trios-for-sales-in-north-america.aspx

Source: 3Shape

Interested in the TRIOS live in action? Clinical case data or scan data? Click on the links!

Looking for a Canadian 3Shape TRIOS Distributor? Looking for a distributor in the USA?

Contact Valerie: valerie@kastlemills.com or call 1-877-527-8535

Happy Halloween from Kastle Mills!

Meet Skully!

Skully is our Halloween mascot. He was created using 3Shape CAD software on the buccal aspect of a full contour unit by our very talented Lee Cain RDT. Our team could not resist bringing Skully to life so operations printed Skully with the EnvisionTEC PixCera 3D printer... TALK ABOUT DETAIL!

Happy Halloween

Implant Planning and Surgical Drill Guides with 3Shape and TRIOS

Implant planning will never be the same.

Finally, a system that brings together implant planning, prosthetics,

and drill guide design to open new services for dentists, new business opportunities for labs, dentists, and improved

patient experience.

 

3Shape’s Implant Planning & Drill Guide software saves chair time and provides the optimal combination of implant positioning, restoration functionality, and esthetics. Labs finally get prosthetics and implant planning in a single software package. Users start by placing the teeth, followed by placement of the implants and creation of the drill guide. Optimal clinical results are achieved by iteratively updating the combination of teeth, implant and drill guide. By adding efficient and accurate drill guide design and manufacturing, labs can open new business opportunities and services for dentists.

The 3Shape lab software combined with the speed, accuracy, and technology of the no spray no powder, TRIOS intraoral scanner is sure to be a win win when it comes to implant procedures and operative dentistry/ restorative dentistry! From the initial treatment planning, right down to the surgery and simple 2 step intraoral scan with TRIOS, to final placement of implant retained restoration (s) created with percise accurate data captured by the TRIOS 2nd generation digital impression solution and designed on 3Shape's ground breaking superior CAD technology! Based on the implant planning, use the software to design an accurate Drill Guide, that will aid dentists in realizing the planned implant positions and enable flapless surgery. Apply Drill Guide designs directly to produce physical drill guides locally on validated 3D printers or milling machines. Labs can now offer this unique service for their dentists and gain new business.

There is a reason why 3Shape is the WORLDS bestselling CAD system on the market today, this is just one of them:

Interactive prosthetics and implant planning combine the 3D scan with the CT/CBCT scan to visualize and design an esthetic and correctly placed crown. Based on the crown’s position, virtually place the corresponding implant while accounting for the clinical situation including bone density, and nerve positions. Adjust both crown and implant interactively until you are satisfied with your results.

Provide the full restorative-package before surgery by combining implant planning with drill guides, labs are now able to manufacture the temporary or permanent restoration even before inserting the implant. Labs can give the dentist a complete treatment package that includes the drill guide, temporaries, and other restorative components.

Customized healing abutments and more apply the implant planning results, i.e., implant positions and anatomy, to produce restorations of the utmost esthetic and functional quality in a wide rangeof indications. Enjoy the full power of Dental System™ to design customized healing abutments, temporary crowns, and potentially the final crown.

Patent pending.

Questions? Comments? Want to see the TRIOS Live in action in your dental office? Interested in more information about the 3Shape & TRIOS Implant planning and drill guides?

Contact Valerie - 1-877-527-8535 or email valerie@kastlemills.com

3Shape TRIOS Western Canadian unveil at TODS 2012

The Kastle Mills team was live in action on the exhibit hall floor of this years Thopmson Okanagan Dental Society Annual Convention! We were extremely proud to showcase the 3Shape TRIOS for the first time in Western Canada since its official release into the US and Canadian Market on October 9th, 2012!

This ground breaking piece of equipment generated quite the buzz on the floor with some very cool features to this advanced intraoral scanner. The TRIOS is indicated for inlays/onlays, veneers, bridges, crowns, implant scanning for custom abutments and implant retained crowns for various platforms - thats right VARIOUS Platforms- nobel, astra, zimmer, 3i, straumann. etc. Surgical guide integration and site planning, study models... the list goes on!
The TRIOS Features:

• No Click Fees, Case Fees, or Back End Fees to you or your Dental Lab
• No Powder, No Spray
• 3rd party interference - your lab is your choice! (Open Architecture)
• Advanced Scanning Technology - 3000 2D images per second to create accurate 3D Image with up to 1000 3D images - not from interpolated artificial images/surfaces
• Smart Tool Technology - the TRIOS highlights areas that you may have missed and prompts you to move forward. (also upload photos and attachments to the order form)
• Custom Color Tool - an easy way to provide descriptive detail highlighting specific areas that showcases multi-tones and variations throughout the tooth structure for life like aesthetics
• Automatic Heater Tip - no harsh cool air blowing casuing sensitivity to surrounding dentition
• Autoclabalve and reusable scan tips
• Sleek and sophisticated Design - will compliment any space
• Light weight for comfort and maneuverability - ergonomically designed with you in mind
• Simple Plug and Go set up
• The Support after the sale - no one else offers as high level support based on knowledge, expertise, and care like Kastle Mills

The Kastle Mills Advantage:

Our team of dental experts, technology trainers, engineers, programmers, and customer care representatives are behind you every step of the way!

Kastle Mills has enabled the TRIOS to project and mirror scanning `real time' on a separate TV (LED) for Demos and In Clinic as required We have also forward integrated Apple TV and Netflicks (for Patients) and iPAD Applications (Patients and Clinicians) TV (LED) - DSM 2D Picture Overlays and much more all from the remote! NO other system comes close ... the TRIOS really is a total solution!

Kastle Mills is aming to create powerful `smart practices' that yield more revenue through better patient acceptance & create better relationships between clinicians and patients through power of education and understanding - visual tools.

If you'd like more information on how you too can turn your office into a more productive, more successful, streamlined, efficient 'smart practice' please don't hesite to call Valerie!

Call 1-877-527-8535 or email valerie@kastlemills.com

Local Dentist?? Call to arrange a free in house demo and live patient scan - we will do conventional impression vs. digital impression in office on one of your patients for FREE... Call Valerie today!

Straumann ends distribution deal with Align Technology | Dental Tribune International

Straumann ends distribution deal with Align Technology | Dental Tribune International

Dental Product Report Interview with Tais Clausen

Hello!

Well I am back from Toronto, Ontario Canada, where I had the pleasure of working along side some truly amazing and gifted people that this industry has to offer. As you may have read previously on my blog last week I was representing Kastle Mills along side Lee Cain, RDT and Kastle Mills 3Shape Certified Trainer as we joined the guys from DLA (Larry, Allan, and David) to present and introduce the 3Shape TRIOS for the first time in Canada! A lucky group of Dentists from the Greater Toronto area joined us as we reviewed the technology, benefits of digital impressions, and did some hands on scanning with the TRIOS live in action! It was a great evening and I was surrounded by wonderful people, thank you to Lee for being so helpful, knowledagable, and supporative, it was such a great experience working so closley with you!
So now I am back in Kelowna and gearing up for the 3Shape TRIOS second reveal this Thursday and Friday at the Thopmson Okanagan Dental Society 2012 convention and boy am I EXCITED! The team at Kastle Mills will be buzzing with enthausasiam for the next few days as we pull together and set up the most sleek and sophiscated exhbitors booth that you have ever seen, as we will have the 3Shape TRIOS there as the focal point complimenting our look!

This week I will be posting tid bits about our set up, what we will be offering, and perhaps a sneak peek at our booth set up ...In the meantime please check out this wicked video that Lee Cain forwarded on to me this morning:

Dental Product Report Interview with Tais Clausen CTO & CFO of 3Shape demonstrating the 3Shape TRIOS and scanning himself!

http://youtu.be/LkUqE-ZyrBI (click)

Just a few features and highlights of the TRIOS:

• No Powder, No Spray
• 3rd party interference - your lab is your choice! (Open Architecture)
• Advanced Scanning Technology - 3000 2D images per second to create accurate 3D Image with up to 1000 3D images - not from interpolated artificial images/surfaces
• Smart Tool Technology - the TRIOS highlights areas that you may have missed and prompts you to move forward. (also upload photos and attachments to the order form)
• Custom Color Tool - an easy way to provide descriptive detail highlighting specific areas that showcases multi-tones and variations throughout the tooth structure for life like aesthetics
• Automatic Heater Tip - no harsh cool air blowing casuing sensitivity to surrounding dentition
• Autoclabalve and reusable scan tips
• Sleek and sophisticated Design - will compliment any space
• Light weight for comfort and maneuverability - ergonomically designed with you in mind
• Simple Plug and Go set up
• The Support after the sale - no one else offers as high level support based on knowledge, expertise, and care like Kastle Mills

Questions? Comments! Want to know information about Trios Pricing, want a quote??

Please call or email me: 1-877-527-8535 valerie@kastlemills.com

3Shape Trios Study Club Presentation!

WOW... What a night!



First off I would like to thank Larry, Allan, and David for arranging this evening for the first debut in Canada of the 3Shape TRIOS and to celebrate the official release of this new ground breaking technology.
The dinner presentation was held at Santorini Restaurant in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Approximately 22 Dentists from the Greater Toronto Area joined as we discussed the features and highlights of the Trios, digital impressions vs. conventional impressions, the advancements and benefits of the technology compared to other Intraoral Scanners on the market today, the value it will bring to Dentists treating their patients ,and the leaps and bounds that the Trios will make for you and your team with implementation into your office and daily routine. Not to mention a live demonstration and hands on time with the Trios live in action!

This link was just posted to You Tube from 3Shape - Full arch scans of maxillary, mandibular, and bite start to finish in 4 minutes: please check it out! >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNoyUrxtoag&sns=em (click)
Here are some photos that were taken during our live demo yesterday evening:


no powder, no spray, ultra fast light sectioning technology - scan done successfully in the least clinical environment. No suction, no retraction - just me and the wand!

Call me:
1-877-527-8535 valerie@kastlemills.com