Dental technicians and dentists around the world have always struggled to find a way to codify and reproduce the correct human dentition according to repeatable patterns with a single goal: to create orthopedic prostheses that are in harmony with the masticatory system, so that the latter in turn acts in harmony with the rest of the body.
Until now , dentists did not have a real measuring instrument, but used instruments that led to approximate results (such as articulators with average condylar values), or instruments that were complex to manage (such as articulators with individual values), which caused the patient to multiply their sessions, continuous adjustments, and then ultimately deliver to the latter a prosthesis that was not shaped to their actual mandibular movements.
Today, digital and robotic technologies have finally revolutionized traditional gnathology with the introduction of new tools that simplify and speed up the patient care process. After years of research and effort, IDI Evolution has reached the long-awaited goal , and can now present Itaka , the only instrument in the world capable of detecting the patient's actual free movement.
“Itaka stands above any gnathological school , providing everyone with a tool capable of satisfying the needs of every school of thought. The Itaka machine allows for the perfect recording of individual movements of the mouth : opening, closing, laterality, and – above all – the most important, the chewing movement ,” explains Dr. Alessandro Galluzzi , an implant dentist who has had the opportunity to use Itaka.
He continues: "All you have to do is place the patient in front of the machine and record their movements while they eat something, to capture the actual movement of their mouth. Once the movements are recorded, the technicians can display a reproduction of that person's oral movements on the computer. Consequently, the prosthetics will perfectly match the patient's mouth and chewing mechanism. Thanks to Itaka, I was able to deliver entire arches (upper and lower) in a single session , and the patient immediately recognized them as their own. Zero problems, zero adjustments."
Itaka is an Italian project that has been developing digital gnathology for over four years, having registered two patents for the acquisition and replication of mandibular dynamics. Itaka has chosen IDI Evolution as its sole partner in Italy for the distribution and dissemination of all the new possibilities and techniques that this innovation allows for the implementation of digital prosthetic construction workflows.
Thanks to Cyclops, the system composed of a digital motion scanner, Itaka will radically change the approach to the world of classical gnathology, making it simple, practical, and accessible to all operators.
The advantages?
A quick solution to finally resolve occlusion problems in dental prostheses using the most advanced technologies. It allows for the acquisition of complete, precise data based on 9 spatial axes , and therefore capable of processing and reproducing free translational movements , whether analog or—a brand new feature— digital . And the acquisition of this highly valuable data is carried out in a much shorter time and with complete patient comfort .
Tools like Itaka satisfy both the dental technician, dentist, and patient , enabling significant and tangible cost savings for the user and improving patient perception. Patients will enjoy faster and more comfortable treatment, but above all, a truly custom-made prosthesis, built based on their actual movements, rather than on approximate data.
For IDI Evolution, Itaka represents the goal of a long journey, undertaken with a compass whose north has always been innovation: a further step forward, another step towards the dentistry of the future.
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