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Transferring Buccal Bite Records in Medit i500

In the original version 1.0 of Medit Software, you would capture the upper jaw and lower jaw, then the buccal bite on either one side or both sides. Once you capture the arches and their occlusal relationships, you then process the case.

In the preview box, you will then find two models that you can export. The mandibular and maxillary files are readily visible, but the buccal bite, or the occlusion models are not present. This can be confusing to some new users or people used to other programs / software. Rest assured that when you import the case into another software, the relationship of the upper arch is maintained with the lower arch.

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The above case is imported into another software and you can see how it automatically relates the arches to each other as there embedded coordinates in the two arches and they know their positions on the X,Y,Z planes

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Now imagine if you actually wanted or needed the buccal bite models too. Once thing you could do is to start a new case, and take the right side buccal bite in one of the catalogs, and the left side buccal bite in the opposing arch catalog box.

You could then export both of those models to third party software to utilize them for their intended uses. In this video, you can see how this is managed- all you have to do is label them properly when exporting them because the software will label them as maxillary and mandibular files.

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In the new software version 2.0, the buccal bite models can be exported along with the upper and lower arches. So can the preop models or wax ups if you wanted to utilize them in a particular design

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Advanced users will like this feature as they can manipulate the models with the two bite models. For example, in the video attached, there are 4 models being utilized to establish the current bite. You can bring multiple other models to set the arches at differing vertical dimensions and tooth positions for more complex cases.

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