What is photogrammetry? How can it improve your full-arch workflow?

Dental photogrammetry is a high-precision method used in dentistry for full-arch , all-on-x cases to create accurate 3D models of a patient’s mouth by capturing photos from multiple angles.

• Purpose: To accurately capture implant positions and oral structures for designing dental prosthetics.

• How it works: Multiple images are taken and processed into a 3D model using specialized software.

• Benefits:

  • Extremely precise (ideal for full-arch implants)

  • Faster and more comfortable than traditional impressions

  • Seamless digital workflow

• Used for: Full-arch restorations, implant positioning, and custom prosthetic design.

  
  

Great Impressions Dental Lab is equipped with photogrammetry technology which means your practice gains significant advantages in terms of precision, efficiency, and overall treatment outcomes—especially for full-arch implant restorations like All-on-X cases.

Here are the key benefits:

1. Unmatched Accuracy in Implant Positioning

• Photogrammetry captures the exact 3D spatial position of multiple implants with micrometer-level precision.

• Eliminates errors from traditional impressions or intraoral scans, especially in multi-implant, full-arch cases.

• Ensures a perfect passive fit of the final prosthesis, reducing tension on implants and improving long-term outcomes.

⏱️ 2. Faster Workflow

• No need for verification jigs, physical impressions, or extra try-ins.

• Reduces appointments and chair time—beneficial for both labs and clinicians.

• Speeds up prosthesis fabrication with digital models available almost immediately.

👨‍🔧 3. Improved Collaboration with Clinics

• Clinics can send highly accurate digital implant positions directly from chairside to the lab.

• Promotes seamless digital workflows between dentists and labs, reducing remakes and adjustments.

• Supports remote treatment planning and design, streamlining case coordination.

🛠️ 4. Superior Prosthetic Fit

• Enables fabrication of passively fitting prostheses (especially crucial for full-arch cases).

• Minimizes post-delivery complications like screw loosening, prosthetic fractures, or bone loss from mechanical stress.

• Reduces time spent on intraoral adjustments during delivery.

💰 5. Cost Savings Over Time

• Reduces remake rates.

• Speeds up production cycles.

• Saves labor costs associated with manual verification and adjustments.

  
  

📐 6. Enhanced Digital Design Capabilities

• Pairs well with CAD/CAM and digital prosthetic design tools.

• Supports custom abutment and bar designs, full-arch frameworks, and monolithic restorations with high accuracy.

  
  

🔄 7. Reproducibility and Documentation

• Allows for repeatable and verifiable implant position data.

• Digital records are easy to archive, retrieve, and use for future prosthetic revisions or repairs.

  
  

  In Summary, Great Impressions has the technology to streamline your full-arch workflow. We Coordinate with your team pre-surgery, surgery day, and post surgery and offer various restorative and planning options along the way. More precision, less appointments, and better workflow for full arch cases is what we can provide!