CLINICAL RESOURCES
Tools for a More Predictable Workflow.
DTS publishes clinical records guides, protocol references, and
workflow documentation for the practices we work with.
Everything here is designed for the chair - not a marketing brochure.
AVAILABLE NOW
Clinical Records Guides
Download the DTS records requirements guides below.
These documents define exactly what digital records are needed before DTS can begin fabrication - organized by case type.
INTRAORAL SCANNER COMPATIBILITY
Compatible with Your Scanner
DTS accepts cases directly from all major intraoral scanner platforms.
Native network connections send files automatically.
Search for "DTS Digital Dental Lab" or by "ios@dts-lab.com" in your scanner's lab network or marketplace.
Any scanner that exports STL is also fully compatible.
Align Technology
MEDIT
3Shape
Shining 3D
Dentsply Sirona
Dexis
CLINICAL ARTICLES
Research-backed clinical guidance
SURGICAL PLANNING
From Crown to Osteotomy: Why Implant Planning Should Begin With the Final Restoration
Why implant positioning must begin with the final restoration - and how restorative-driven planning reduces periimplantitis risk, improves emergence geometry, and makes immediate provisionalization predictable.
June 2025 · 3 min read
TISSUE MANAGEMENT
From Day One:
Why Emergence Profile Design Cannot Wait Until the Restorative Stage
Peri-implant tissue heals to whatever it first contacts. Concave versus convex emergence profiles at three years, why this geometry is encoded at surgery, and what the lab needs to design it correctly before placement.
July 2025 · 6 min read
RESTORATIVE PLANNING
Screw-Retained, Screwmentable, or ASC: How the Right Choice Is Made and Who Makes It
Ti-base, screwmentable, or ASC - when each is clinically indicated, what each demands from the record set, and what happens between prescription and delivery that determines whether the restoration lasts.
January 2026 · 7 min read
COMING SOON
Clinical Records Guides
More Resources in Development
Treatment Planning & Surgical Guide Records
CBCT requirements, dual-scan protocol for edentulous cases, intraoral scan specs, and photography.
For all guided surgery cases.
Restorations and Implants Records Guide
Tooth preparation specifications, scan protocols, emergence profile workflow, implant identification, and photography.
For crown, bridge, veneer, and implant restoration cases.
Implant Bridge
Implant-supported bridge for partial edentulism designed digitally to verify connector dimensions, emergence continuity, and occlusal load distribution across the prosthetic span.
Available in monolithic or layered
zirconia frameworks.
For multi-implant restorations replacing several adjacent missing teeth.
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