New interface allows scans from Sirona scanners to be designed in 3Shape Dental System™

Copenhagen, May 3, 2011 - 3Shape A/S, a global leader in 3D scanners and CAD/CAM software solutions, announces the official release of a new interface solution that enables scans from Sirona CEREC intraoral scanners and Sirona InLab® scanners to be modeled with 3Shape's Dental System^TM design software. Laboratories using 3Shape Dental System^TM can now add to the range of their services for dentists and other labs. Dentists using the Sirona CEREC intraoral scanner can send their digital impressions to the large install base of laboratories with 3Shape's Dental System^TM, significantly expanding the range of their CAD/CAM possibilities and restoration indication options.

Broadening equipment flexibility
Last year, 3Shape and Sirona released a corresponding interface that enabled 3Shape scans to be designed in Sirona InLab® software and this new solution completes the circle. Labs with both Sirona and 3Shape systems can now bring all of their CAD/CAM scanners and software together, utilizing their equipment optimally in relation to indications , manufacturing and workflow productivity.

Complete case information transfer
A new dedicated ".3se" file format has been designed to be loaded directly into Dental System^TM. Transferred data provides all case information including the model data of preparation and antagonist, the patient's data, case relevant tooth-numbers and the requested type of restoration (crown, bridge, etc.) The solution requires an enabling of the interface module in the 3Shape as well as the Sirona software. Users who wish to benefit from this opportunity should contact the supplier who provided their specific system for explicit information about availability and software modules.