This autumn, Dr. B.-Digitec is planning a hands-on workshop on troubleshooting dental scanners. The focus will be on common sources of error in intraoral scanning, practical solutions, and concrete tips for optimizing digital scanning processes in everyday practice and laboratory use. The speaker will be announced at a later date.
Troubleshooting Dental Scanners: Identifying and Fixing Common Errors This autumn, Dr. B.-Digitec is planning a hands-on workshop on troubleshooting dental scanners . The speaker will be announced at a later date. The focus will be on typical challenges that arise time and again in digital practice and laboratory workflows: incomplete scans, faulty bite registrations, difficult preparation margins, moisture, soft tissue in the scan area, reflections, stitching errors, or data that causes problems during further processing. The workshop is aimed at dental practices and teams that work with intraoral scanners or want to make their digital workflow more reliable. In Brief The workshop will show how common errors in dental scanning occur, how they can be identified early, and what practical measures help improve scanning processes. The goal is a more reliable digital workflow: better scan data, fewer queries, fewer rescans, and more dependable further processing. Why Scan Quality Is Critical in the Digital Workflow The intraoral scanner is often the first step in the digital dental restoration process. Anything not captured cleanly here can lead to queries, corrections, or delays later on. That is why scanning is not just about "creating a digital model." What matters is whether the relevant information is complete, unambiguous, and usable. This includes, among other things: clean preparation margins complete capture of the relevant tooth surfaces correct bite registration stable occlusion data controlled moisture clear line of sight to the scan area appropriate scanning strategy verifiable data for design and fabrication A good scan saves time. A faulty scan costs time. Common Errors with Dental Scanners Many scanning problems are not caused by the scanner itself, but by small weaknesses in the workflow. Typical sources of error include: saliva, blood, or moisture in the scan area insufficient retraction of the gingiva, cheek, or tongue poorly visible preparation margins moving the scanner too quickly or unsteadily insufficient overlap between scan areas incompletely captured adjacent teeth faulty bite registration reflections from metal or wet surfaces unnecessarily large or poorly structured scan areas lack of review before sending the data The workshop aims to help identify these errors directly in the practice, rather than only noticing them in the laboratory or during fabrication. Troubleshooting: Recognizing Errors Before They Become Costly A key element of the workshop is the question: how can problematic scans be identified in time? This includes looking out for typical warning signs: frayed or unclear margins distortions in the model holes or missing areas duplicate structures inconsistent contact points implausible occlusion visible jumps in the scan path noticeable deformations caused by stitching errors Anyone who can reliably identify these signs can respond immediately: rescan, dry, retract, correct the scan path, or repeat the bite registration. Practical Optimization for Practice and Laboratory The workshop is not intended to remain theoretical. The goal is a concrete improvement of everyday digital workflows. Planned hands-on content includes: understanding typical scan errors systematically narrowing down sources of error improving scanning strategy controlling moisture and soft tissue better visualization of preparation margins checking bite registration reviewing data before sending reducing queries between practice and fabrication making digital workflows more stable This makes the topic particularly suitable for practices that are already scanning but want to make their processes more reliable and reproducible. Why Dr. B.-Digitec Is Offering This Workshop Dr. B.-Digitec works with digital scan data as the foundation for a seamless workflow: from the intraoral scan through data review to digital fabrication and delivery. The quality of the scan data therefore determines at an early stage how smoothly a case can be processed further. The cleaner the scan, the clearer the design, the fewer queries, and the more stable the overall workflow. The workshop addresses exactly this point: it is intended to help practices make the digital entry point and daily use of dental scanners more reliable. Who Is the Workshop For? The workshop is aimed at: dental practices with an intraoral scanner practice teams that regularly prepare or perform scans clinicians who want to assess scan quality more effectively practices that want to reduce rescans and queries teams that want to build their digital workflow in a more structured way The exact date, speaker, venue, and registration details will be announced in due course. FAQ When will the workshop take place? The workshop is planned for autumn. The exact date will be announced at a later date. Who is the speaker? The speaker will be announced at a later date. What is the workshop about? It covers typical errors with dental scanners, their causes, and practical solutions for improving scanning processes in everyday practice and laboratory use. Who is the workshop suitable for? For dental practices and teams that work with intraoral scanners or want to make their digital workflow more reliable. Why is troubleshooting dental scanners important? Because faulty scan data can lead to queries, rescans, delays, and additional effort. Good scans make the entire digital workflow more stable.