CLINICAL WORKFLOWS

Digital Overdenture Technique

Removable Zest LOCATOR® System

1. Initial Appointment
  1. If an existing or immediate denture is present, relieve the implant sites and verify passive,
    pressure-free seating.
  2. Capture a light-body wash impression with LOCATOR abutments or housings in place.
  3. Capture the bite scan and complete a 360° scan of each denture.
  4. For no-chairside pickup, place Zest scan bodies on the abutments and scan intraorally.
    Submit all required records to AvaDent.
Light Body Wash Impression
2. Try-In Appointment (Optional)
  1. Seat the full-color prototype with LOCATOR housings in place.
  2. Verify fit, esthetics, phonetics, and occlusion.
  3. Make necessary adjustments and confirm with the patient.
  4. If changes are made, capture and submit updated records.
Digital Scan Records
3. Final Fit Options

Choose the appropriate delivery technique based on whether LOCATOR housings will be processed chairside or have already been incorporated into the overdenture.

Option 1 - Chairside Pickup

  1. Seat the AvaMax Overdenture with LOCATOR recesses and verify adequate
    clearance for the housings.
  2. Perform the chairside pickup to secure the LOCATOR housings.
  3. Replace processing inserts with the appropriate final retention inserts.
  4. Verify passive fit, retention, and occlusion. Provide patient care instructions.

Option 2 - No Chairside Pickup

  1. Seat the AvaMax Overdenture with preprocessed LOCATOR housings and
    processing inserts in place.
  2. Verify passive fit and replace processing inserts with the appropriate final retention inserts.
  3. Confirm retention and occlusion. Provide patient care instructions.
Fully Milled Overdenture
Without Titanium Frame
AvaMax Overdenture
With Titanium Frame
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