The technologies that comprise the glidewell.io Solution represent an extension of tools and processes proven throughout years of use by Glidewell Laboratories. Though the scale of these systems has been reduced to accommodate a chairside footprint, their power and precision still mirror that of their laboratory counterparts.

For instance, the fastdesign.io Software, which serves as the design component of the glidewell.io Solution, uses artificial intelligence to automate much of the process. Pulling morphological knowledge from millions of clinician-approved Glidewell cases, the software auto-generates a restorative design based on those preapproved parameters and customizes it to the preparation.

From there, the experience can be as simple as desired, requiring minimal clicks to send the digital design to the milling unit. For clinicians who desire significant input in the customization process, the software also allows for an in-depth design experience where every aspect of the morphology can be refined. On the whole, the glidewell.io user does not have to be a laboratory technician to achieve great results.

The philosophy behind all components of the glidewell.io system matches that of the design software: Make the technology powerful, easy to use, and altogether beneficial to both dentist and patient.

The flexibility of the glidewell.io Solution makes it uniquely suited to address the everyday realities of providing care, including patients’ limited availability to return to the dental office to receive the dental restoration. When the patient requires restorative care, the practitioner captures a digital impression using the iTero Element scanner, with the impression data seamlessly transferring to the fastdesign.io Software. Using the fastdesign.io interface, the clinician then selects the fabrication protocol; choosing between designing and milling completely in the office, sending the digital impression to Glidewell Laboratories, or a hybrid of the two. The options presented by the workflow provide the versatility required by today’s practitioners.

Dentists who wish to offer single-appointment restorative treatment can mill a precise-fitting BruxZir^® Solid Zirconia crown in under 45 minutes with the glidewell.io Solution. In situations where one-day treatment isn’t ideal, the dentist can use the glidewell.io tool set to create an accurate digital impression and prescribe a restoration through the lab, with the option of creating a BioTemps^® provisional in less than 10 minutes with the fastmill.io In-Office Unit.

The glidewell.io Solution offers myriad treatment pathways, each concluding with reliable restorative results. Whether one-appointment crowns or more complex laboratory-fabricated prostheses are needed, the glidewell.io ecosystem facilitates an expansive range of treatment options and provides support from a single interface.

Included with the purchase of any glidewell.io package is in-office training and setup performed by Glidewell Dental knowledge experts, minimizing any learning curve and ensuring that the dental practice can begin to experience the power of digital dentistry as soon as possible.