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Scan Body Identification: Lab Guide
5 articles covering everything a dental lab needs to know about identifying unknown scan bodies — from the geometry that makes each model unique, to the practical workflow when the case sheet arrives incomplete, to the DESS/ELOS third-party disambiguation problem.
Fundamentals
How to Identify an Unknown Scan Body
Why scan bodies arrive without documentation, how their geometry encodes the implant system they belong to, and how automated STL fingerprinting replaces the manual catalog lookup.
Read articleBrand Guide
Scan Body Identification by Manufacturer
How to distinguish scan bodies from Straumann, Nobel Biocare, Zimmer Biomet, MIS, CAMLOG, Medentika, BioHorizons, Neodent, and Dentsply Sirona by top-cap geometry, platform diameter, and size codes.
Read articleClinical Workflow
What To Do When the Case Sheet Doesn't Name the Implant System
The lab's moment of pain — practical steps to take when the work order is incomplete, why guessing is dangerous, and how to get a ranked, confidence-rated candidate list.
Read articleTechnical Deep-Dive
Why Partial and Tissue-Covered Scan Bodies Are Hard to Identify
An honest look at an open industry problem: how tissue coverage degrades identification accuracy, what manual verification still can't replace, and what labs can do to improve scan quality before uploading.
Read articleThird-Party Guide
Third-Party Scan Bodies: DESS, ELOS, and Core3D — Disambiguating Compatible Components
DESS, ELOS, and Core3D make scan bodies compatible with major implant platforms — but the scan body doesn't carry a label. How ScanBodAI compares third-party components by their own 3D geometry and links compatibility data where available.
Read articleAbout ScanBodAI
ScanBodAI compares the scan geometry with references automatically and returns ranked candidates, with no manual point-picking or library pre-selection. Results carry a tier: CONFIRMED, POSSIBLE, LOW, or ABSTAIN when the engine cannot establish an identity. Full-arch results stop at POSSIBLE. Where compatibility data is available, results link related components and cross-brand references.
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