ST. PAUL, Minnesota—3M ESPE has announced that the digital impression system, Lava Chairside Oral Scanner C.O.S., has exceeded 100,000 clinical cases worldwide. This number of digital dental impressions marks a milestone for dental CAD/CAM systems and digital dentistry with 3M ESPE.Dr. Richard Cordano, of Cordano and Spears Dental in Yuba City, Calif., scanned the 100,000th digital impression. He purchased a Lava C.O.S. in October 2011 and has completed more than 97 cases using the system in combination with Trevi Dental Studio, which uses CAD/CAM dentistry.“The fit of restorations made with digital impressions captured by the Lava C.O.S. is phenomenal,” said Dr. Cordano. "We have a great lab but the Lava C.O.S. takes it to the next level. Digital impressions speed up the initial appointment because you know right away if you need to rescan. At final seating, the contacts are right. Everything is right. We’ve been very happy with the results.”3M ESPE, Delta Dental of Minnesota support sealant programDentists using the system have noted improved productivity through faster seating times and more predictability when scheduling because of accurate digital impressions. In addition, the Lava C.O.S. connects to several leading dental lab scanners and CAD/CAM systems. This allows an open connection to a variety of restorations and materials. Launched in 2008, the Lava C.O.S. features 3D-in-Motion technology, a tool in digital dentistry. Unlike current point-and-click technology, 3D-in-Motion allows the Lava C.O.S. to capture continuous real-time 3-D video images that create a digital impression, sent directly to any laboratory. This is then used to produce precise-fitting restorations.For more information, go to www.3MESPE.com.To comment on this subject, go to community.pennwelldentalgroup.com/.