Getting Started

In order to utilize the Navigator System™, clinicians will need to purchase CT planning software from one of the planning software companies and have access to a CT scanning facility. Training in how to use the CT planning software chosen is essential for all clinicians and technicians involved in case treatment planning. In addition, laboratory technicians will need to obtain the Navigator System Laboratory Kit to fabricate the preoperative master cast and clinicians will need to obtain the Navigator System Surgical Kit to place the implants. The complete system overview which describes each instrument and component included in the kits and their associated use begins on page 4.

Prior to sending the patient to the CT scanning facility, a radiopaque scanning appliance may be fabricated to show the desired tooth position of the restoration when seated in the mouth during the CT scan. Pages 11-26 in this manual are designed to guide surgeons, restorative clinicians and laboratory technicians through the process of fabricating a scanning appliance from an existing denture, a newly fabricated denture or a diagnostic wax up.

A page with tips from clinicians who evaluated the system prior to market release is also included in this manual on page 9. The tips will help to ensure a smooth process from CT scan to the day of surgery and provisional delivery when using the system and may reduce the learning curve associated with use of the BIOMET 3i Navigator System For CT Guided Surgery.

Open Architecture System
The Navigator System is designed to allow clinicians to place and provisionalize BIOMET 3i Dental Implants using a variety of compatible CT planning software and surgical guides. The system is open architecture to be compatible with the current software and surgical guide providers listed below.

Materialise Dental, Inc.
810-X Cromwell Park Drive
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
United States
(443) 557-0121
www.materialisedental.com

Materialise Dental, NV
Technologielaan 15
3001 Leuven
Belgium
+32 16 39 66 20