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What is the surgeon-to-restorative-handoff workflow?

The surgeon-to-restorative-handoff workflow is the documented sequence that moves an implant case from the surgical placement appointment to the final prosthetic delivery. It covers surgical guide design, placement records, healing protocol, impression or scan capture, abutment selection, and final restoration.

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The surgeon-to-restorative-handoff workflow is the documented sequence that moves an implant case from the surgical placement appointment to the final prosthetic delivery. It covers surgical guide design, placement records, healing protocol, impression or scan capture, abutment selection, and final restoration.

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The six stages of a clean handoff

A surgeon-to-restorative handoff is not a single transfer; it is a six-stage chain. Stage one is treatment planning from CBCT and intraoral scan data. Stage two is surgical guide design and milling. Stage three is implant placement with verified records (placement depth, angulation, torque). Stage four is the healing window, typically 3 to 6 months for standard cases per AAID 2023 clinical guidance. Stage five is the final impression or scan plus abutment design. Stage six is the seated restoration. Every stage produces a record the next stage depends on.

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Does Dani Dental design the surgical guide and the final restoration?
Yes. Both pieces are designed and milled in-house under one case file. The surgical guide is built from the CBCT and intraoral scan submitted at treatment planning. The final abutment and restoration are designed from the post-placement verification scan. The same technician owns both designs, so platform data, emergence profile decisions, and shade records carry through without re-entry between vendors.
What records does the surgeon need to send for a clean handoff?
For the planning stage: CBCT (DICOM), intraoral scan (STL or native scanner file), and the treatment plan from the restorative dentist. For the post-placement stage: a verification scan with scan bodies in place, implant platform and system documentation, and tissue-level photos if soft-tissue contouring matters. Dani Dental's case intake form lists every required record so nothing arrives missing at stage four.
How long does a single-implant case take from placement to final seat?
Standard timeline is 3 to 6 months from placement to final delivery, governed by the healing window, not the lab. Once the verification scan arrives at Dani Dental, the final abutment and crown ship within the turnaround stated on the case ticket. Full-arch and All-on-X cases run longer at the planning stage but the post-placement prosthetic timeline stays inside the same lab-side window.

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