Digital facebow Head Tracker

Procedure after intraoral scanning: Based on the patient’s specific anatomy, the Head Tracker accurately acquires the maxilla position using a completely digital approach and considering all other relevant data. In the past, the natural head position (NHP) could only be captured analogically using the PlaneFinder® and later digitised. However, with the increasing use of intraoral scans, the acquisition process can now begin directly in the digital realm. To ensure a seamless and accurate data transfer, it is therefore essential that subsequent procedures can be performed fully digitally as well. With the Head Tracker, Zirkonzahn revolutionises the diagnostic field by enabling the contact-free, digital acquisition of patient's natural head position (NHP) and reference planes without any exogenous influences that could compromise the results. The Head Tracker also offers considerable advantages in terms of acquisition speed and patient comfort: by means of two state-of-the-art sensors and the Zirkonzahn.App, it is now possible to precisely acquire maxilla positions, individual ala-tragus planes, and 2D images of the patient's physiognomy which then serve as important working basis for the dental technician – all on a smart phone. In the Zirkonzahn.Modifier software, the imported Head Tracker data is then automatically aligned in the virtual articulator, ensuring the positioning of the upper and lower jaw according to the NHP, with the possibility of further processing in the software.