Discover how intraoral scanning cuts costs, speeds treatment, increases case acceptance, and paves the way to a digital workflow. UNLOCKING DIGITAL DENTISTRY WITH INTRAORAL SCANNING
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04 Digital Dentistry Stats 06 Why Scan Every Patient 07 Scanning with fastscan.io ™ 08 Effortless Precise Scanning Starts with Glidewell & Medit
10 Finding Success
with the fastscan.io ™
14 Adding a New Dimension to Your Practice with 3D Printing 18 Replacing a Single Posterior Crown in One Appointment 24 Training and Support 25 Scanning Tips and Tricks 26 IOX: The Digital Dentistry Experience
28 Discover Your Single-visit Success with glidewell.io ™
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DIGITAL DENTISTRY STATS
Patients approve, doctors prefer it, and studies back it up—this is why intraoral scanning is shaping the future of dentistry.
50%
64%
% of dentists use *
18% 16%
are willing to pay more for same-day dentistry
9 out of 10 patients prefer digital scans 2
Intraoral scanners
Chairside mills
3D printers
savings on every digital case sent to Glidewell $ 20
30%
out of 3 patients would change dentists and travel farther for same-day dentistry 2
reduction in remakes due to margin errors in digital scans compared to conventional impressions **
* Source: InsideDentistry 2025 https://lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?i=855733&p=20&view=issueViewer 2 https://www.thejpd.org/article/S0022-3913(21)00028-7/abstract ** Glidewell internal data
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SCANNING WITH FASTSCAN.IO ™
WHY YOU SHOULD SCAN EVERY PATIENT
The fastscan.io ™ Scanning Solution combines Medit ® technology with fastscan.io software to deliver a complete, stress-free and affordable introduction to digital dentistry.
• Increased Case Acceptance: Use interactive software visuals to highlight potential issues and discuss treatment options. • Improved Communication with the Lab: Digital scans can be reviewed and adjusted in real-time, leading to less back-and-forth with the lab. • Cost Savings: No need to continually spend money on putty, impression trays, and a dispensing gun. Calculate how much you’ll save at our ROI calculator.
The Complete Scanning Solution Your intraoral scanner purchase includes a, portable cart, HP Zbook laptop, 27” monitor, and backup power supply.
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Support and Training Included Purchase includes free training and ongoing support. Our technicians are available M-F 5 am to 5 pm Pacific via phone, text, chat, or remote access.
Strengthen treatment discussions using scans
"People are very visual. When you put that 3D scan up and say, ‘This is what you looked like a year ago; this is what it looks like now,’ that’s what people really respond to. It’s a very powerful patient education tool that generates a lot of production for the practice."
Zero Subscription or Licensing Fees Unlike other scanners, there are no subscription or licensing fees necessary.
– Ingo Mahn, DMD
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EFFORTLESS PRECISE SCANNING STARTS WITH GLIDEWELL & MEDIT
fastscan.io Scanning Solution bundle featuring Medit:
Category
i900 mobility
i900 classic
i700
Model
Scanning Technology
3D-in-motion video technology / 3D full color streaming capture
Connection Type
Wireless
Wired
Interface Type
Button
Dimensions
290 x 42 x 42 mm
223 x 37 x 35 mm
248 x 44 x 47 mm
Total Weight
321 g
165 g
245 g
FOV (Scan Area)
18 x 15 mm
15 x 13 mm
Camera
10 bit
8 bit
Wireless Module
Wi-Fi 6E Module Built in, Bluetooth
N/A
Free unlimited training and Support
Yes
Scanner Only
$22,999
$19,999
$13,999
Bundle with Cart, Laptop and Monitor
$24,999
$21,999
$15,499
Bundle with iPad, Cart, Laptop and Monitor
$26,999
N/A
“I just can’t believe the excellent customer service I get with the fastscan.io Scanning Solution — when I call with a question, they have an immediate answer. That’s chairside support that I’m just so happy with. I feel like I have somebody in my corner.”
“Some in my staff had never used a scanner before. But after just two tries with fastscan.io, their scans looked just as good as mine! The training was great, the hardware is easy to use, and the Glidewell lab is wonderful. I can’t say enough great things.”
– Nicole Kim, DMD | East Greenwich, RI fastscan.io user since 2023
– George Marquis, DDS | Fulton, MS fastscan.io user since 2022
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FINDING SUCCESS WITH FASTSCAN.IO ™
User Story
When Dr. Jared Despain of Olympic SmileCare in Port Hadlock, Washington, set out to upgrade his practice’s scanning technology, he needed more than just a replacement. With two doctors, a busy hygiene team, and patients expecting speed and quality, his priority was finding a solution that could handle the workload while delivering consistently excellent results (plus great support!). That’s why he turned to the fastscan.io ™ Scanning Solution featuring Medit. Why Use Multiple Scanners? With two doctors, several hygienists, and a variety of cases with unique clin- ical demands happening every week, Dr. Despain quickly realized that one scan- ner per office wouldn’t be enough. “We knew we needed two scanners because we have two doctors working all the time,” he explained. “You start to realize the scan- ner becomes your pinch point. When you can’t do a nightguard scan at the same time as a crown prep, that’s when it’s time to add another scanner.” The flexibility of multiple scanners has allowed his team to keep cases moving and avoid bottlenecks. “An assistant can be scanning a retainer while I’m doing a crown in another operatory. It keeps the
When deciding to switch from a different brand for a scanner, one factor stood out above the rest: support. With fastscan.io, that means hands-on training and ongoing help from a real Glidewell technician. “I went to a course at Glidewell and kept hearing from other users how good the support was,” Dr. Despain shared. “And they were right. If I have an issue, the first thing we do is pick up the phone. Somebody is always there to help out, and we really appreciate that.” He contrasted that with his previous expe- rience: “With our old scanner, the support was essentially nonexistent. They would charge with every little subscription and support item. I just can’t stand being nickel and dimed like that.”
Jared Despain, DDS Private Practitioner I Port Hadlock, WA
whole practice flowing,” he said. Reliable Support and Training
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Clinical Impact For Dr. Despain and his team, the scan- ners are used daily across a wide variety of procedures: crowns, implants, nightguards, retainers, partials, and more.
Would He Recommend fastscan.io? In short, absolutely. “We’ve referred a couple of other offices already,” Dr. Despain confirmed. “And in every new acquisition we bring on, one of the first things we do is get a fastscan.io in place. Our doctors and our patients love it. Between the support, the cost, and the performance, it was a no-brainer.”
“The fastscan.io gives us clearer scans and better margins, which translates to more precise and reliable final restorations.”
“We very rarely do any alginate or PVS impres- sions anymore,” he said. “Everything’s digital. The fastscan.io gives us clearer scans and better margins, which translates to more precise and reliable final resto- rations. It’s cleaner, and we have almost no redos.” By eliminating traditional impressions, the practice also avoids the recurring costs of impression materials and trays—an addi- tional way the technology saves money while improving efficiency. Integration with the fastmill.io ™ In-Office Mill The fastscan.io is just one part of Dr. Despain’s fully integrated digital workflow. His prac- tice also relies on the fastmill.io ™ In-Office Mill to produce same-day crowns.
“Patients love that we can mill tempo- raries and restorations chairside. The margins are clean, and it’s just so much easier than before,” he said. Once the scan is captured, an assistant loads it into the fastdesign.io ™ Software and Design Station, quickly designs the crown, and sends it directly to the mill—no oven required. “Everybody’s happy they don’t have to babysit a sintering oven anymore,” he explained. “Cutting out steps means fewer mistakes and more time for the team to help elsewhere in the office.”
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ADDING A NEW DIMENSION TO YOUR PRACTICE WITH 3D PRINTING
User Story
When Dr. Paul Raines brought the fastprint.io ™ 3D Printing Solution into his practice in December 2023, it wasn’t just a tech upgrade — it was a commit- ment to greater precision, efficiency and patient-centered care. Seamlessly integrat- ing with his existing glidewell.io ™ In-Office Solution workflow, this new addition marked a major step forward in his digital journey. CHAIRSIDE ® MAGAZINE: How import- ant is digital dentistry to your practice? DR. PAUL RAINES: I think we are in a digital golden age. From the moment I decided we would be a digital office, the rewards have been great. We’ve been growing year after year because we have really harnessed these digital workflows and are giving patients what they want: convenience, effi- ciency and quality. My digital journey began in 2020 when I got my first iTero Element ® scanner (Align Technology, Inc.; San Jose, Calif.). I bought my first mill in 2022, and demand for same- visit treatment prompted us to get a second mill a few months later. By the end of 2023, we had incorporated a 3D printer. CM: Did you conduct a financial analysis before purchasing your fastprint.io ™ 3D Printing Solution? PR: With every piece of technology, I always do a return on investment analysis
to determine how much new revenue we can bring into the practice. For example, we do around one hundred cases of clear aligner therapy in a good year. If we can 3D print the final retainers ourselves, that saves me money. I can literally say that my printer is being paid for by the clear aligners savings, and everything after that is addi- tional revenue. My lab technician, Tyler, had a lot of training in how to 3D print single-unit and multi-unit implant surgical guides. With a 3D-printed surgical guide, the iTero scanner, and the fastmill.io ™ In-Office Mill, we can quickly and precisely place a single-unit implant. Considering how affordable the glidewell.io In-Office Solution is, the workflow is hard to beat. CM: What other uses have you found for your printer? PR: Let’s take today as an example. The schedule involves a 3D printer in almost every one of our procedures: At 2 o’clock, we are going to extract teeth on a patient’s upper arch and seat a full denture that was 3D printed on the fastprint.io printer. We will also print a 3D diagnostic model for his lower arch to propose a new procedure. Then, we have a surgery case where we will extract a tooth and immediately place an implant using a surgical guide that we printed. Toward the end of the day, we are
Paul Raines, DDS and Tyler Rose, In-House Lab Tech Private Practitioner I Lakewood, CO
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printing three sets of retainers for a clear aligner therapy case that just finished. TYLER ROSE: We use the 3D printer for everything. As a matter of fact, today I have already finished printing a presurgical eden- tulous model, a digital tooth reduction guide, and a denture. I would say that our printer usage is broken down into 30% retainer- related, 40% implant-related, and 30% prosthesis-related solutions. CM: How has a digital workflow impacted your practice? PR: Our current digital in-office setup has helped us streamline our practice, made us more efficient, and turned 90% of our work into same-visit treatments. When I bought the fastmill.io In-Office Mill, I thought I had bought a complete digital solution for the office, but I was wrong. The 3D printer is a part of the digital solution ecosystem. The fastdesign.io ™ Software and Design Station works seamlessly with the rest of the digital workflow and allows me to do all kinds of 3D cases, including wax-ups for full-arch cases. If I can’t 3D print it and need some- thing a little bit stronger, I always have the option to send it to the lab. Having access to fastdesign.io software gives us the opportunity to take advantage of our digi- tal workflows. Another great advantage is being able to show a patient what you are going to do, and what the result will look like. Using the soft- ware, I can present them with a clear picture
of what the end result will be. Sometimes, I will even 3D print the proposed solution for them. Nothing beats being able to show- case the 3D-printed physical model of the work you will do for them.
that was completely guided and precisely placed with a printed surgical guide. CM: Has the printer contributed to addi- tional production in your practice? TR: We experienced a significant increase in our crown & bridge production. What made the difference is the ability to show patients a real, tangible model of the outcome. It’s helped us present more comprehen- sive treatment plans — and patients are saying “Yes.” The final restorations match the models they approved, and we deliver everything in less time. Since adopting 3D printing and guided surgery two years ago, our implant production has grown from five implant cases per year to 65 implant cases in just the first five months of this year. But it’s so much more than just an implant service. The software is great for treatment planning and final solutions. Whether the 3D-printed product is being used as a model, a temporary solution, a guide to treatment, or a final appliance, digital dentistry made it all possible.
“Nothing beats being able to showcase the 3D-printed physical model of the work you will do for them.”
CM: What aspect of the fastprint.io 3D Printing Solution impressed you the most? PR: The Glidewell 3D printer is so accu- rate that the surgical guides fit intimately. The surgical placement from these guides is immaculate. We recently had a patient who walked in and needed two teeth extracted. We took a CT scan and told him that we could plan an implant and fabricate his surgical guide in about an hour, so he waited while we printed the guide that we used to extract his teeth and immediately placed the implant. CM: What patient-centered improve- ments have you seen since adopting this technology? PR: A patient can come in with a missing tooth or a tooth that needs to be extracted and walk out an hour later with an implant
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REPLACING A SINGLE POSTERIOR CROWN IN ONE APPOINTMENT
Case Report
Even though she is a dental hygienist, Nikole decided to wait it out when she was told her crown on tooth #15 had an open margin. But over time, she noticed the area started to shred her floss. That’s when she decided it was time for the crown to be replaced. Because the patient had high expectations for her restoration, I selected a BruxZir ® Esthetic NOW Posterior Milling Block for its combination of esthetics and strength. Though BruxZir Esthetic was originally developed with the anterior in mind, with a yttria content that enhances the overall translucency and color, the material still maintains an excellent flexural strength of 870 MPa, meaning it is sufficiently strong enough to be used anywhere in the arch. Case Report
#15, which was causing gingival inflamma- tion and shredding her dental floss.
Figure 2: The crown was a 20-year- old Captek ™ PFG high-noble bilayered restoration.
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Figures 3a, 3b: Radiographs verified the open margin, and the treatment plan called for restoration of the tooth with a same-day BruxZir ® Esthetic NOW Posterior crown.
Jinny Bender, DMD Glidewell, Staff Dentist I Irvine, CA
Figure 1: The patient’s chief concern was an open mesial margin of the crown on tooth
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REPLACING A SINGLE POSTERIOR CROWN IN ONE APPOINTMENT
Figure 5: There were some recurrent caries on the mesial of #15 where the margin was open.
Figure 7: Clinical evaluation of the occlu- sal reduction ensured there was adequate space for the restorative material. For BruxZir Esthetic NOW Posterior, the mini- mum required thickness is 0.7 mm. I typically remove around 2 mm for the occlusal and 1 mm for axial reduction. I also made sure that there were at least two or three plane reductions and all transitions were smooth and rounded for ideal milling of the chair- side CAD/CAM crown.
Figure 9: The MarginAI ™ software, which is part of the fastdesign.io software suite, detected most of the margin, which I rechecked and confirmed.
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Figure 6: After refinement of the tooth preparation, the margin was exposed using the two-cord technique. For apical compression, I used Premier’s Knit-Pak ™ #00 as the first cord. For lateral deflection of the tissue, I placed a #2 cord presoaked in Hemodent ® hemostatic liquid over the first cord. The patient bit down on Roeko Comprecap compression caps (Coltène/ Whaledent GmbH + Co KG; Langenau, Germany) for five minutes for continued compression. The second cord was gently removed to expose the margin, allowing for a high-quality digital scan.
Figure 10: With a click of the mouse, CrownAI ™ generated a design to fit the space. I rechecked my preferred contact parameters.
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Figure 8: The final scan shows well-ex- posed margins. I used the Medit ® i900 ® scanner, which pairs seamlessly with the fastdesign.io ™ system. With just a click, the scan was sent to the fastdesign.io software.
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Figures 4a–4c: A pretreatment scan of the maxillary and mandibular arches and bite was done prior to delivery of local anesthetic.
Figure 11: Before sending the design to the mill, it’s important to use the milling and insertion tool to verify that the restoration has an adequate path of insertion. A green line indicates it is okay to proceed, while a red line signals an issue. I completed the design in under five minutes and sent it to the fastmill.io ™ In-Office Mill for fabrication.
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Figure 13: Before final seating, I like to use try-in paste and take a bitewing radiograph to verify the fit.
“I enjoy using the glidewell. io system because I can provide a high-quality, same-day restoration.”
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Figure 14: This image shows the final deliv- ery of the BruxZir Esthetic NOW Posterior crown #15. I used BruxZir ™ Dual Cure Resin Cement (Glidewell Direct; Irvine, Calif.), which is a self-adhesive translucent white shade, ideal for zirconia crowns. Conclusion I enjoy using the glidewell.io system because I can provide a high-quality, same-day restoration. I’m in control of the contacts, shape, color and fit. The crown fits with minimal adjustments needed. This was Nikole’s first experience with same-day dentistry, and she summed it up best: “I’m a fan! The new crown fit perfectly, with no return visit, no second round of anesthesia and barely any adjustments. The contacts are spot on, and flossing feels smooth.”
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Figures 12a, 12b: The fastmill.io milled a beautiful and translucent BruxZir Esthetic NOW Posterior crown in approximately 40 minutes.
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TRAINING AND SUPPORT
SCANNING TIPS AND TRICKS
Scan with Support Why choose Glidewell as your intraoral scanning partner? Every equipment purchase comes with free training and continuous, expert support.
Browse useful tips to get more from your scanner using Medit's software features.
Medit's Reliability Map features color-coded scan data to show its reliability. Green indicates highly reliable data, and red highlights areas that may need rescanning.
What's Included? • Comprehensive training at no additional cost • Dedicated support team • Real-time ongoing technical and customer support from 5 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pacific • Educational resources and help center • Convenient help via call, text, chat, and remote access
With Medit’s Occlusion Analysis feature, you can instantly detect interferences between the maxilla and mandible and view the results on a clear, color-mapped display.
Use Medit's Smart Stitching to scan different areas of the mouth in any order, then automatically stitch them together into a complete, seamless scan.
Unrivaled Digital Expertise Our specially trained team evaluates the fidelity of each intraoral scan, verifying data integrity before cases enter production. Our experts are also available for real-time review of scan quality to support our digital doctors. • World’s largest receiver of digital scans • 30+ dedicated digital technicians • 300+ years of combined experience
Use Smart Color Filtering to create cleaner scans and reduce post-processing time by automatically removing unwanted objects such as gloves or retractors.
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EXPERIENCE DIGITAL DENTISTRY
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Plus, everything’s included in the price!
9 Two-night hotel stay 9 All meals, receptions, and Mesa Manor dinner
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DISCOVER YOUR SINGLE-VISIT SUCCESS WITH GLIDEWELL.IO ™
+ Choose your preferred Medit scanner. + Pay zero subscription or licensing fees. + Includes a portable cart, laptop, and monitor, plus free support and training from Glidewell.
Discover the new standard of intraoral scanning technology with fastscan.io ™
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Medit and i900 are registered trademarks of Medit Corporation.
+ Deliver single-visit restorations for a variety of case types straight from the mill in under 40 minutes † . + Generate AI-enhanced designs in a single click . + Access on-demand training and support from a real Glidewell technician.
Mill single-visit crowns with no oven needed with fastmill.io ™
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† Average milling time based on Glidewell internal data.
+ Make crystal-clear appliances , including nightguards, with minimal polishing required. + Harness the power of AI for an automated workflow. + Save money by making appliances chairside instead of using a lab.
3D print your own appliances with fastprint.io ™
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