Manual Bite Alignment¶

Sometimes specific challenges related to the scanned arches can render automatic bite alignment of the scanned arches problematic.

The Manual Bite Alignment feature enables you to carry out the bite alignment based on manually selected location points on the Maxillary and Mandibular arches.

TIP: You are advised to use the Auto-Realignment tool before proceeding to the Bite Alignment step, as optimization may modify the occlusal position of the realigned arches.

Accessing Manual Bite Alignment¶

To access Manual Bite Alignment in the HeronClinic™ Scan Workflow:

1. Click on the Bite Alignment icon in the left-hand Scan Workflow Menu, or navigate using the Up | Down keys on your keyboard.

2. Click on the Manual Bite Alignment icon at the bottom of the screen.

Carrying out a Manual Bite Alignment¶

To Carry out a Manual Bite Alignment:

3. Scan a 2-3 teeth and 7-8mm gum segment on the LEFT or RIGHT molar/pre-molar region in Occlusion.

You will be invited to select a mandibular-paired point on the bite segment.

TIP: When selecting paired points, choose an easily identifiable surface, without dense image complexity.

The HeronClinic™ software calculates the matching position based on recognizable surrounding surfaces and not on the specific point you have chosen: you do not need to worry about replicating the exact position.

Align Mandibular-Paired Points¶

4. Click Select Point and choose a point on the mandibular arch of the bite segment.

Workflow Menu

5. Position the marker and click: a yellow dot will indicate the selected mandibular-paired point.
6. Click Confirm Point.

Workflow Menu

The bite scan segment and the selected mandibular-paired point is displayed automatically in the top right-hand of the screen.
You will be prompted to select the corresponding paired point on the mandibular arch.

7. Click Select Point.
8. Position the marker on the mandibular arch and click: a yellow dot will indicate the selected mandibular-paired point.
9. Click Confirm Point.
You will be prompted to select a maxillary-paired point on the bite segment.

Align Maxillary-Paired Points¶

Workflow Menu

10. Click Select Point and choose a point on the maxillary bite segment.
11. Position the marker and click: a yellow dot will indicate the selected Maxillary-paired point.
12. Click Confirm Point.

Workflow Menu

The bite scan segment and the selected maxillary-paired point is displayed automatically in the top right-hand of the screen.
You will be prompted to select the corresponding paired point on the maxillary arch.

13. Click Select Point.
14. Position the marker on the maxillary arch and click: a yellow dot will indicate the selected mandibular-paired point.
15. Click Confirm Point.

You will be invited to launch the alignment.

16. Click Start.

Workflow Menu

When the Manual Bite Alignment is completed for this scanned bite segment, you will be invited to scan the bite segment for the opposing side of the occlusion:
Carry out the same procedure as described above in steps 3-16.

Bite-alignment using a single bite segment¶

While it is recommended, when carrying out full-arch scans, that you scan both left and right bite segments, it is possible to carry out Automatic Bite Alignment by scanning a single bite segment (left or right).

To do so, simply click Cancel when invited to scan the opposing side.

The Automatic Bite Alignment may take a minute or two to process.

In the event of a quadrant scan, you will be asked to scan only the side of the quadrant. When doing full arch scans, you will be prompted to scan bilateral.

NEXT STEP: Finalizing a Case¶

When you have completed scanning in HeronClinic™, you are ready to finalize your order in the Case Finalization page.

Case Finalization