Most systems available for dentists to provide clear aligner treatments rely on workflows involving outsourcing to remote technicians. These technicians process the scans and provide an initial treatment plan, designed according to general rules of thumb which the dentist must then review and request any changes. This process usually takes several days, results in plans which don’t fully match the dentist’s clinical vision and often involves a drawn out process to adjust the plan via back-and-forth discussion.

A chairside system allows the dentist to build a treatment plan using an automated app, powered by AI. Plans can be created much faster than with outsourcing (minutes rather than days), and even during patient consultations with direct patient engagement, if the dentist wishes. With a chairside workflow, dentists have direct control over the plan from the very start and patient’s can see their proposed result much earlier, promoting acceptance and reducing delays in treatment starts.

OrthoLab enables dentists to showcase treatment plans and simualted results to their patients, chairside, during the very first consultation. Aligner treatment planning can be completed within just a few minutes after the patient is scanned.

Powerful AI-enabled tools, including RealSmile™ allow dentists to present compelling visuals of treatment results, progress timelines and costs, giving patients a clear outlook for an informed but timely decision on moving forward with treatment.

OrthoLab’s low lab fees compared to other solutions also allows dentist’s to provide compelling price points (comparable to DIY solutions that patients may be familiar with) without compromising on their own profit margins.

Our Chairside Aligner Workflow™ is designed to seamlessly integrate into your practice. With a user-friendly web-based app allowing convenient access within your web browser, and comprehensive support from GDC registered experts, dentists can introduce aligners into their treatment scope with confidence.

Access to OrthoLab’s app for chairside treatment planning is completely free, with no licensing or subscriptions to tie you in, and OrthoLab’s unbeatable pay-per-aligner pricing is designed to support dentists with any case volume, meaning you can use the system for cases that suit you with no pressure to reach thresholds to gain discounts.

OrthoLab accepts any STL file, but is directly integrated with intra-oral scanners from 3Shape, Medit and more, making it convenient to transfer scans directly from the scanner for clear aligner treatment planning.

The OrthoLab chairside workflow is focussed on serving the needs of general dentists and so is most effective for mild-to-moderate treatments, principally with aesthetic goals and lasting 6 months or less.

The automation built in to OrthoLab treatment planning is optimised for anterior improvements, where posterior occlusion is reasonably acceptable at the outset, and where spacing or crowding, discrepancies in arch size, and symmetry issues, are suitably minor to be handled with modest IPR and more localised expansion or contraction.

OrthoLab is capable of prescribing modest posterior corrections to aid anterior alignment when necessary.

More advanced case types are possible, but may require additional manual input and a more experienced hand to complete treatment planning. Should you wish to complete a complex case, we recommend using the specialist vetting option when you order to gain extra input from our experts and determine whether you are comfortable to proceed.

At Vitaware we understand that automation is one piece of the puzzle to support dentists with clear aligner treatments. That’s why we offer integrated technician support. With a direct messaging system built into our app, you can get patient-specific guidance and 2nd opinions from our experienced technicians at any point during treatment planning.

For extra peace of mind for you and your patients, choose our optional specialist GDC registered review option when you order your case to get additional specialist input on your case.

As a UK aligner system, we pride ourselves that all of our support and manufacture is completed here, in the UK.