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Working digitally with Dentra
Real problems from practices and labs, and how Dentra Core, Dentra Viewer and Oralsnap Model solve them.

The Design Is Ready, but the Lab Is Unreachable
The CAD file is ready, but the lab isn't answering. You wait a day, then two. Meanwhile, the patient is waiting. Here is why it happens and how to avoid it with Dentra Core.

You Approved the Design, but Which Version?
The design was approved, but no one knows for sure which version. It happens more often than you think, and the cost is always the same: remaking the case.

The Quote That Changes Three Times Before Starting
How often does the cost of a prosthetic job change between the initial inquiry and the actual order? With automated quoting in Dentra Core, you start from a precise figure right away, without endless back-and-forth.

Toronto Bridge: How the Lab Approves the Design Before Milling
Milling a Toronto Bridge without anyone inspecting the design in 3D is the fastest way to end up with a remake. Here is how to avoid it with Dentra Core.

Lab Orders: How Many Versions of the Same File Do You Have Floating Around?
Files multiplying, scattered messages, unknown job status until the very last minute. Here is why dental lab orders turn into chaos, and how to stop chasing them down.

The File No One Can Open: Problem Solved
You send an STL file to a patient or colleague, and they can't open it. It always happens. With a simple link, you can solve this in thirty seconds, with no app installation required.

Printable Model in 30 Minutes, Without Opening a CAD
From intraoral scan to 3D print-ready file: with Oralsnap Model, you don't need to know how to use design software. Here's how it works, step by step.

Send a Link, and Your Patient Views the 3D Project on Their Phone
Is it still challenging to explain your patient's future smile? A simple link opens the 3D model on their phone, no app download needed. Here's how it truly works.

From Scan to Approved Design Without Chasing Anyone
How often does a design need to be redone because approval is delayed or corrections get lost in a chain of messages? With Dentra Core, the approval cycle becomes a single step.