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Determining the optimal jaw relation is the foundation of restorative, orthodontic, and occlusal treatments. Traditional solutions are often time-consuming, complex, and lack precision, creating a pressing need for innovative digital alternatives.
The MetiSmile-MR Jaw Motion System, developed by SHINING 3D DENTAL, is an advanced medical device that combines high-precision hardware with intelligent software. It uses a 3D optical scanner to capture detailed facial and jaw motion tracking data.
Through powerful software integration, the system accurately combines jaw motion tracking data, CBCT, facial scans, and intraoral scans to support a wide range of clinical applications, including:
- · Analyzing dynamic occlusal contacts
- · Determining precise jaw relation
- · Supporting the diagnosis of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders
- · Assisting in aesthetic design for restorative dentistry
These integrated capabilities offer effective solutions to many challenges encountered in restorative dental treatments.
Pain Point 1: Time-Consuming and Complex Traditional Mandibular Movement Tracking
Traditional mechanical tracing methods, like the Gothic Arch Tracer, are often time-consuming, difficult to standardize, and offer no visual reference of jaw movements. The MetiSmile-MR Jaw Motion System solves these challenges with a fast, easy-to-use, and fully digital solution that brings jaw movement to life, making it visible, intuitive, and ready for seamless integration into your digital workflow.
Why Choose MetiSmile-MR?
- · Quick facial scanning in under 10 seconds
- · Non-contact jaw motion capture completed in just 5 minutes
- · Compact and portable design—easy to carry and set up anywhere
- · Multiple jaw tracking methods to suit your clinical needs:
- · Direct tooth markers
- · Bite fork attachments
The system accurately captures a full range of mandibular movements, including:
- · Opening and closing
- · Protrusion
- · Left and right excursions
- · Chewing patterns
- · Posselt’s envelope
The powerful capabilities of the MetiSmile-MR system provide a digital solution that seamlessly integrates both function and aesthetics in restorative treatments, bringing you one step closer to truly personalized digital dentistry.
Pain Point 2: Subjective TMD Diagnosis & Lack of Quantification
Diagnosing Temporomandibular Disorders (TMDs) has traditionally relied on subjective palpation and patient-reported questionnaires, offering limited objective data to support accurate assessment and effective treatment planning.
The MetiSmile-MR Jaw Motion System changes this by capturing real-time trajectories of various mandibular movements and integrating them with the patient’s CBCT data. It visualizes condylar and incisal edge movements and generates detailed analytical reports, enabling clear evaluation of occlusal symmetry and functional stability.
By moving beyond empirical methods, the MR system provides objective, quantifiable data that enables more accurate TMD diagnosis and supports the development of effective, evidence-based treatment strategies.
Pain Point 3: Traditional Articulator Adjustments are Time-Consuming & Digital Workflow Bottlenecks
In occlusal rehabilitation, integrating traditional articulator transfer parameters into a modern digital workflow remains a major challenge. Manual processes are time-consuming, error-prone, and often disrupt the transition to a fully digital restorative approach.
The MetiSmile-MR Jaw Motion System addresses this gap with a range of advanced features:
- · Virtual Articulator Transfer: The MR device supports virtual articulator transfer, significantly assisting in restoration design for patients.
- · Automated Precision: The software automatically calculates condylar guidance/incisal guidance inclination, reducing design deviations in cusps caused by manual errors.
- · Seamless Integration & Time Savings: Data can be seamlessly integrated with design software like Exocad and others, leading to a significant improvement in restorative design
By bridging the gap between conventional methods and digital innovation, the MR system empowers clinicians to deliver faster, more stable restorative outcomes.
Pain Point 4: Challenging Occlusal Registration & Unstable Restorations in Full-Mouth Cases
For edentulous full-mouth reconstructions, accurately establishing the jaw motion relationship is notoriously difficult, often resulting in unstable and poorly seated prostheses.
In the Optimal Jaw Relation function, the MetiSmile-MR determines the most suitable vertical dimension based on the theoretical difference between VDR (Vertical Dimension at Rest) and VDO (Vertical Dimension of Occlusion). Additionally, 30 open-close mouth movements are used to obtain an appropriate horizontal jaw relation. It then outputs precise restorative design parameters.
This digital approach simplifies cumbersome traditional jaw motion tracking workflows, improves efficiency, and leads to more stable seating for provisional restorations.
For patients with severe dental wear, this feature can also provide optimal jaw position data to support splint design, ensuring both functionality and patient comfort.
Aesthetic & Functional Final Outcomes: A Unified Solution
Beyond its core functional restorative capabilities, MetiSmile-MR’s facial scanning function revolutionizes aesthetic design. It seamlessly integrates face 3D scanning data, CBCT scans, intraoral scanning data, and mandibular movement tracking. Through precise data fitting, MetiSmile-MR provides an accurate aesthetic design reference for restorative treatments. This allows patients to visualize the post-treatment aesthetic outcome before the final restoration, ensuring a “what you see is what you get” experience.
This intuitive visualization offers patients a clear understanding of their personalized restorative treatment, significantly boosting patient engagement and making doctor-patient communication more efficient.
Ultimately, the MetiSmile-MR Jaw Motion system stands out as a pivotal innovation in digital restorative dentistry. It provides a fully integrated digital workflow, delivering precise references for both functional and aesthetic outcomes across a wide range of restorative treatments, from fixed and removable prosthetics to occlusal splint fabrication. This comprehensive and accurate approach not only enhances treatment efficiency but also significantly improves the overall patient experience.
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