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Diagnostic quality imaging: This is imaging that
simulates treatment that is accurate anatomically and clinically.
You control exactly where the incisal edges of all the teeth go,
you control the gingival position, you control arch form. This can
only be done with tooth-by-tooth imaging techniques. This quality
imaging needs only be used when you desire to be very specific about
what you want to accomplish clinically. If you just want to show
a patient how they would look with a nice smile, save time and use
the full smile transfer technique.
Full Smile Transfer imaging technique: Your simulation
is accomplished by dragging a complete upper and lower arch of teeth
into your patient's smile all at one time. This technique is very
fast and can give a general idea of what your patient will look
like with a beautiful smile. Because our library images were all
taken with the incisal edge plane parallel to the floor for standardization,
you must be sure to take the portrait image of your patient with
the incisal edge plane parallel to the floor. This will assure that
the full smile library image will blend properly with your patient's
anatomy. Once inserted, the full smile can be altered with color
tools and can be airbrushed to add or subtract necessary features.
Tooth-By-Tooth imaging technique: The major part
of your simulation is accomplished by dragging one tooth at a time
from a library of images into your patient's smile. Usually you
must touch up the tooth elements by altering the shape, size, and
color of each tooth. It is possible to alter each tooth and add
character with a variety of tools after the teeth are brought into
the simulation. Because you have control over each individual tooth,
the resulting simulation can be "diagnostic quality" imaging.
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