The highly requested Additional Scan was a new feature incorporated into the Lava C.O.S software last fall. Many doctors are now using this feature to support their crown and bridge workflow!
When to use the Additional Scan Feature:
You may want to add more than one scan to the case information you send to the dental laboratory. For example, you may want to make a reference model with the temporary in place to show design intent, as you might do in the traditional impression process. It is important to note this is not for the purpose of adding an extra scan of the prep. Only the primary scan is available in the digital margin marking software and therefore the labs are not able to use the additional scan to identify the margin.
How to use the Additional Scan Feature:
1. Select the Additional Scan icon on the scanning toolbar.
2. Identify the location of the scan by touching either the maxillary or mandibular icon
that appears.
3. Perform the scan.
4. When done, approve the scan as you would any other scan. This scan is automatically added to the patient’s case data to be uploaded to the lab.
5. You can make an additional scan at any point in the scanning process; it does not have to take place either before or after any other type of scan.
