Q. How will CEREC Biogeneric decrease the CEREC learning curve?
A. Biogenerics will decrease the learning curve in a huge way because it is the closest thing to “complete automation” that we have ever had. In the past, we had to utilize all the different tools to help create a life-like restoration. We still have those tools available, but it’s my experience that they are not utilized very much at all in the new software.
What Biogenerics has allowed us to do is create software proposals that are clinically and functionally accurate with a single click of a button. These life-like occlusal surfaces need very little adjusting or manipulation in the software or clinically in the mouth.
Another aspect of the Biogeneric software that really helps the learning curve is the consistency of the design process. All restoration types (crowns, inlays, onlays, veneers and bridges) now are created the same way. This minimizes confusion and decreases the time it takes for new users to become adept at using the software. There’s less to learn, plus software automation is always going to increase the success rate and doctor satisfaction with technology in general.
Q. What are the advantages of CEREC Biogeneric for both providers and patients?
A. The advantages of the Biogeneric software for the provider are clear and include the ability to create natural restorations with the single click of a button. The decrease in the learning curve for a new user almost doesn’t even seem fair for us long-term seasoned users! Existing users will be more than surprised with how easy the entire process has become and how much faster and more accurate the proposals and final restorations actually are.
For the patient, the biggest advantage is using their existing teeth as a genetic reference point to create naturally functioning and feeling restorations. This is nearly impossible for laboratories to do or to accomplish using the old database model. Gone are the days when a patient states, “The crown feels funny.”
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