Akira Schüttler
As Global Head of System Integration, Akira Schüttler is leading exocad’s System Integration team since 2015. He is responsible for hardware and software integration projects with exocad technology partners in the areas of dental materials, implants, components for implant prosthetic solutions, implantological instruments, tooth models, 3D printers, scanners, milling machines and more. His team forms the interface between exocad technology partners who supply hardware, production systems and components, and the other exocad departments. Additionally, Akira Schüttler is active in R&D development projects as a project manager and oversees the adjustments to the graphical user interface for resellers. What he particularly enjoys about his work: “I am always in contact with our strategic partners, resellers and users. They have very different requests and many innovative ideas – and that is very exciting.”
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exocad has achieved a new milestone when it comes to product integration: in the exoplan 3.1 Rijeka* implant libraries, users can now find more than 14,000 implants from over 130 manufacturers worldwide.
exoplan’s Guide Creator module for the in-house design of drill guides now offers over 4,000 surgical components.
Moreover, the comprehensive libraries contain more validated information that enables exoplan users to benefit from a seamless digital workflow.
Akira Schüttler, Global Head of System Integration at exocad, explains the details.
How comprehensive is the implant library for exoplan?
With exoplan, we currently support more than 800** implant systems with over 14,000** implants from more than 130** implant manufacturers worldwide.
This means that exocad offers a leading selection of implant systems that are available for implant planning all around the world. An implant system can be incorporated regardless of the treatment planning location, even when the system is not sold locally.
That enables implantology teams made up of dentists, dental technicians and surgeons to work together on a case regardless of their physical location – even if they are in different countries or continents.
“exocad offers a leading selection of implant systems that are available for implant planning all around the world.”
What kind of information do exoplan users have access to regarding the 14,000+ implants?
Our goal is to include all information from the official manufacturer documentation in the libraries where possible. Numerous parameters are stored for every implant, ranging from the manufacturer’s article number and website, through the interface and platform type, all the way up to the manufacturer-dependent features of each specific implant. If an implant system is available with two different surfaces, for example, both implant types are listed.
We validate this information to offer exoplan users a seamless workflow with all the freedom of an open system.
For Guide Creator, the software module for designing surgical guides, there are further comprehensive library types for drill kits, sleeves, anchor pins and drill workflow protocols. Here, the goal is also to support many different options.
The workflows specified by the implant manufacturers, from guided pilot drilling to the fully guided insertion of implants, are available for different bone densities. Innovative, manufacturer-specific solutions, such as multi-guide or sleeveless workflows, are also included. In Guide Creator, users can select the drill protocol, while taking the bone density into account, and they have access to more than 4,000 validated surgical components. For selected surgical procedures, we even provide full drill sequence information from site preparation to implant insertion.
The outcome is a concise, user-friendly, single-page overview of the entire surgical drill sequence, generated automatically. This overview is specifically crafted to provide additional assistance to the implantologist during the actual surgical procedure.
How are users guided through these complex libraries?
The new release also provides implant, sleeve, prosthetic component and anchor pin placements combined into one step. The wizard workflow guides users through the selection process step by step. The software automatically suggests the drills, sleeves, drill protocols and other components to match the chosen implant, ensuring a smooth implant and compatible component selection.
“In Guide Creator, users can select the drill protocol [..] and they have access to more than 4,000 validated surgical components.”
How are the prosthetic components integrated?
Users can select and place the matching prosthetic components directly in the exoplan software, and then send the planned situation to the laboratory. Comprehensive prosthetic component libraries, including libraries from compatible third-party providers, are available in the download portal “Implant libraries for CAD” on the exocad website***. To enable the software to automatically display the matching components in each case, exocad validates prosthetic components in relation to the implant interface. The result is a seamless transition from exoplan to the DentalCAD software. Users can continue with the design of the restoration directly in DentalCAD.
NOTES
* exoplan 3.1 Rijeka is available in the EU and other selected markets.
** dynamic number subject to change on a daily basis
***Complete URL: https://exoc.ad/cadlibsforplanning