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	With just a click, dental and sleep professionals can now use their 3Shape TRIOS intraoral scanner to cloud-send a patient’s digital impressions directly to SomnoMed for the manufacture of its sleep and bruxism devices.

. The doctor then simply selects SomnoMed from the list of integrated solution providers on the TRIOS Communicate™ cloud and sends the scans instantly to SomnoMed.

 design and manufacture their sleep apnea and bruxism devices. This creates a completely digital workflow that simplifies the front-end steps of the device manufacturing process; ensures precision and predictability in production and delivers cases back to dentists more rapidly.

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	The fast turnaround means getting patients into therapy faster. In addition to making the entire fitting procedure more comfortable due to TRIOS’ accuracy, speed, image quality and ease of use.

	Using 3Shape TRIOS for digital impressions also means patients no longer need to go through old-fashioned, gag-inducing, gooey analogue impression-taking when getting fitted for a device.

“3Shape is very excited to work with SomnoMed to create a digital workflow that makes sleep device manufacturing workflow more efficient as well as one that gets patients into therapy faster with a better experience,” says Allan Hyldal, vice president of 3Shape Orthodontics. “3Shape TRIOS award-winning technology, along with our continually growing number of integrations, is really opening the doors to the widest selection of treatment options for dental and sleep professionals and their patients.”

	“SomnoMed is pleased to have validated TRIOS through rigorous controlled patient trials across multiple regions and users," says Christopher Bedford, vice president of research and development – SomnoMed. "The trial results have been great; clinicians enjoy faster turnaround times, easier appliance issuances, clearer and more objective technical communication, and with fewer return visits by their patients throughout the critical acclimatization phase of treatment. Patients describe simpler, faster and more pleasant chairside experiences with less challenges throughout the critically important bite registration phase.”

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SomnoMed will use the TRIOS scans to design and manufacture sleep apnea and bruxism devices.

3Shape TRIOS now integrated with SomnoMed Sleep Solutions

	3Shape is dismayed to learn that Align Technology is terminating its Invisalign interoperability contract with 3Shape TRIOS.

	In a communication sent from Align Technology to 3Shape TRIOS doctors, Align announced the termination of the connection between Invisalign and 3Shape TRIOS in the United States with only 30 days notice. This is despite the fact that the interoperability has absolutely no legal link to the patent infringement allegations against 3Shape, which are completely unfounded and without merit.

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	3Shape was not a part of the decision announced yesterday, nor informed of Align Technology’s intentions beforehand. On the contrary, based on its communication with Align the last month, 3Shape was given the impression that Align had no intention of closing the Invisalign interoperability. 3Shape can only view this as an attempt by Align to maintain market share in the clear aligner market based on their now expired patents.

	3Shape TRIOS has been named the best intraoral scanner by the industry for five years in a row,

 and the most accurate in an independent ADA study

. 3Shape will continue to pursue our open eco-system to ensure that doctors (and patients) are able to choose the aligner systems and solutions they prefer. The 3Shape TRIOS intraoral scanner is already open to several high-quality clear aligner providers in integrated workflows

	“3Shape believes that an open market with freedom of choice is in the best interest of doctors and patients. Aside from orthodontics, 3Shape TRIOS provides market-leading solutions for restorative and implant treatment,” says Tais Clausen and Nikolaj Deichmann, 3Shape co-CEOs and co-founders.

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Align recently announced the termination of the connection between Invisalign and 3Shape TRIOS in the United States.

3Shape responds to Align Technology's termination of Invisalign interoperability

	The United States FDA has issued a 510(k) clearance for 3Shape Abutment Designer, a functionality within 3Shape Dental System CAD/CAM software.

	The 510(k) clearance covers all implant cases being designed using 3Shape Dental System software. A 3Shape Abutment Designer and/or Implant Bridge and Bars license is needed to use the functionality.

	"There has been considerable discussion within the U.S. dental lab industry regarding CAD/CAM in-house abutment design. We hope that the 510(K) issuance brings clarity to the conversation for 3Shape dental lab product users. Who, like 3Shape, have always considered patient safety most important," says Flemming Thorup, president and CEO at 3Shape.

First stand-alone CAD/CAM software to be cleared

	The FDA 510(k) clearance for 3Shape Abutment Designer is unique in that it marks the first time a stand-alone CAD/CAM software receives clearance under the FDA's new product code PNP – Abutment design software for dental laboratories.

Implant library providers also need 510(k) clearance

	3Shape Abutment Designer is part of 3Shape's larger eco-system of CAD/CAM dental design software. Implant libraries integrated with 3Shape software will need to apply individually to receive 510(k) clearance.

	In the United States, 3Shape Abutment Designer can only be used with libraries with documented 510(k) clearance.

The United States FDA has issued a 510(k) clearance for 3Shape Abutment Designer, a functionality within 3Shape Dental System CAD/CAM software.

3Shape Abutment Designer receives 510(k) clearance from FDA

 have been mounting. As a result, 3Shape reports a new joint cooperation.

			All TRIOS intraoral scanners: TRIOS Standard, TRIOS Color and TRIOS 3 intraoral scans will be usable for Invisalign case submissions.

			TRIOS users will be able to select Invisalign from the orthodontic solution providers to which TRIOS connects. Expected availability is the fourth quarter of this year.

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			3Shape is providing a comprehensive onboarding program that includes an online course on "how to" scan for Invisalign using TRIOS. You can sign up for the course on the 

. Participation in the program is on a first-sign-up, first-come basis.

			If you are not an Invisalign trained provider, you can find further information on Align Technology training courses at 

www.invisalign.eu for International regions

All TRIOS intraoral scanners: TRIOS Standard, TRIOS Color and TRIOS 3 intraoral scans will be usable for Invisalign case submissions.

TRIOS gets OK for Invisalign case submissions

	Are you still considering digital dentistry?  

	There was a time when accuracy and functionality were excuses for not investing in a digital impression solution. Those days are over. Intraoral scanners are just as, or even more accurate, depending on the study you cite. The functionality, in terms of the workflow and ease of use, is no longer a discussion either. So what’s holding you back? Here are five reasons for you to stop thinking about it and instead, do something about it.  

						#1: Save time and see more patients 

						Numerous studies now document that intraoral scanners save you time. You just have to look at the digital workflow for creating esthetic restorations, the analog workflow cannot compare. When it comes to digitally scanning a patient, it only takes a few minutes. That’s it. No impression material used, no sitting around waiting for the PVS to dry, no gagging, no mess. The difference in the workflow is obvious. A huge change that translates into you having more time to see more patients.

	#2: Benefit from digital accuracy, easy-to-use and omit manual errors	 

	There are plenty of studies documenting the accuracy of intraoral scanning. Some IO scanners are more accurate than others, so it is important that you do your research. But the fact that you are eliminating analog impressions from your workflow, instantly removes, what most labs will tell you, is the biggest source of error. Many dental labs say that it is much easier and more accurate to work with digital impressions. In addition, just physically taking intraoral scans is a simpler process. Sure, there is a learning curve. But in the words of one dentist, “if you can use a smartphone, you can scan.” 

	#3: Use the intraoral scanner for much more than just impression-taking

	While the original intention for intraoral scanning was to digitalize the impression process, times and technology has changed. For example, doctors are using 3Shape TRIOS® digital color impressions to track oral health, such as lesions, staining and decay. Unique TRIOS features like digital color impressions, shade measurement and HD photos make the intraoral scanner ideal for monitoring the oral situation. On top of that, TRIOS will soon be introducing a tool, Digital Patient Monitoring (DPM) to enable doctors to track and quantify, i.e., gingival retraction, bruxism and teeth movement. Soon you will be scanning your patients at every visit.

	”There is so much information that I can now see because I am looking at the enlarged scan. It is like looking through my loupes that give four and half times the magnification,” Dr. Jonathan L. Ferencz, NYC Prosthodontics

	#4: Save costs on impression material and shipping

	Depending on your practice set up, the savings can be huge. From PVS material to plaster for models, the digital workflow all but eliminates the need for physical impressions. Not to mention, getting rid of the costs of shipping and storing them. If you are an orthodontist, you can digitalize all your models. That’s a career’s worth of models now stored on a hard disc or the cloud.

	To find out just how much you can save by going digital, 3Shape created an ROI calculator. Practices can go to the site and enter their relevant numbers to get a print out of the potential savings. Go to: 

	#5: Improve patient experience and patient comfort

	While most of us think about intraoral scanner accuracy and function when we consider going digital, it is the benefits to your patients that just might be the #1 reason to make the move. There are several studies documenting that patients prefer the digital workflow. In the case of a University of Bern, School of Dental Medicine Study*, it wasn’t just some patients, but ALL patients preferred digital. Digital dentistry impresses your patients and gets them talking about you. New York City dentist, Dr. Gary Kaye, Kaye Dentistry, sums up the digital impact best, “this technology is incredible - my patients are thrilled!”

	* Patient-centered outcomes comparing digital and conventional implant impression procedures: a randomized crossover trial - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25864771

	Digital technology enables you to practice a completely different style of dentistry. In the words of Dr. Alan Jurim, integratedDENTAL, “that type of dentistry is exciting, it’s better, and that’s really where you are going to increase your profitability.”

		Get digital accuracy, ease of use and omit manual errors

		Save costs on impression material and shipping

		Use intraoral scanning for more than impression-taking

		Improve patient experience and patient comfort

	Why choose 3ShapeTRIOS® as your intraoral scanner?

	There are powerful reasons to make TRIOS® your intraoral scanner. But whatever we say, can’t compare to what your peers are saying. If you get a minute, try googling intraoral scanner accuracy.

	“The TRIOS accuracy is unparalleled and I could not practice dentistry to the same caliber without it,” Ramsey A. Amin, D.D.S.

	“TRIOS accuracy has basically eliminated remakes in our laboratory” Tate Dobbs, CDT, Dobbs Dental

	“TRIOS is the most powerful system out there,” Dr. Sonny Torres Oliva

		Shade measurement and integrated intraoral camera  