Technician Cube Holder & Desktop Scanner Protocol

If the doctor doesn’t have access to an intraoral scanner, the physical digital cube record can be sent to the laboratory. A desktop scanner can be used to digitize the record to continue with a digital workflow. The technician cube holder is compatible with various brands of desktop scanners allowing an analog record to be transferred to a digital workflow.

Step 1: Assemble the Record

Connect occlusal plate with bite material to arch. Remember the cube has the maxillary arch record locked into the cube so do not unscrew or move the ring around the ball joint.

Attach the digital cube to the technician cube holder and secure it with the cube nut. The technician cube holder is sold separately.

Place the cube into the technician cube holder and confirm that the cube and bite are in scanning view. If needed, move the cube holder arm to make adjustments.

To adjust the cube holder arm, loosen the screw at the bottom of the holder and move the arm back or forth to fit properly within the scanning view of the desktop scanner.

Body Text: Position the cube and bite in the technician cube holder, then scan them using the desktop scanner. After scanning, either follow the 3Shape protocol or upload the files to the Digital Portal for articulation and digital adapter processing via the website.

Downloadable Resources

Technician Cube Holder Protocol.pdf