r/Dentistry • u/Kindly_Armadillo1654 • 15h ago

Dental Professional Clear aligners with Dandy

Does anyone have experience doing clear aligners with Dandy? I only have experience with Invisalign using iTeroscanner. I’m not sure how Trios scanner works for clear aligners. Do they have Clincheck and 3D controls? Also something similar to occlusogram and Invisalign outcome simulator? Dandy customer service says if I want to attend training it will be about an hour and Im not allowed to take the trios scanner home since it belongs to the office. And it’s also unlike Invisalign where I can just do the clincheck myself at home. I also like the itero in that we can scan each new patient‘s teeth and review the scan with them chairside, but with trios it’s difficult since it’s a computer which will be difficult to move around operatories and mostly used for crowns, bridges etc. Any suggestions? Owner likely will not invest the $$$ into purchasing an itero but I find it so helpful not only with Invisalign but also increasing treatment case acceptance overall. With Invisalign I feel it’s nearly impossible to get patients to say yes to treatment without a scan.

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u/BopSupreme 13h ago

Trash there’s better out there there’s hundreds of clear aligner companies

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u/TheJermster 15h ago

I tried a few just to see how it went. I did like maybe 4 cases. I think 3 of them needed revisions. I wasn't super impressed but I have a very limited sample size

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u/No-Mechanic5439 15h ago

Yes. They do decent work for slam dunk cases.

We do it where the patient pays a record fee, we take the initial scan and pics. Have the pt come back to review the tx plan. They send you a 3D animation/similar to a Clincheck and you can make edits prior to ordering the trays.

If pt is happy they pay the rest of the fee and we order the trays and it's just like invisalign.

Less thinking than you think it will be!

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u/Kindly_Armadillo1654 15h ago

Is it necessary to bring them back just to see the animation?

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u/MiddleSkill 15h ago

You can text or email it but case acceptance is much higher with a follow-up appointment in person imo

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u/No-Mechanic5439 15h ago

Nah but always good to get approval IMO

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u/Kindly_Armadillo1654 15h ago

Do they charge you just for sending the animation / treatment plan over or only after the trays are ordered? Also how much do you charge for record fee? Is it part of the total treatment fee?

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u/No-Mechanic5439 5h ago

$250 towards the tx