Blue Sky Plan Manual

Endodontic treatment (also known as root canal treatment) is a treatment sequence for the infected pulp of a tooth which is intended to result in the elimination of infection and the protection of the decontaminated tooth from future microbial invasion. It is usually done on one tooth and may include all 4 roots. The planning begins with an intro screen titled "Endodontics", where the user selects the type of planning. For more information, see chapter 3 "Blue Sky Launcher".

To continue to Endo Mode, click on the "Continue to Endodontic Planning" button in the upper right screen. Before actually creating the endodontic guide, it is necessary to specify the area that should be covered. This is done automatically by clicking the "Automatic Curve" button (1). Clicking the "Draw curve" (2) button activates the drawing mode. The state of the button is indicated by a change in color. The curve border can be edited by using the individual control points. Before actually generating the endodontic guide, it is a good idea to check its shape in this mode. If needed, the curve can be deleted by clicking the "Clear curve" (3) button and the curve can be drawn again. Once editing is over, the endodontic guide can be generated by clicking the "Create Endo Guide" button (4). If the curve entered, and thus the resulting endodontic guide, do not contain all the planned implants, the user is notified and has the option of halting generation.

Once it is completed, the Endodontic guide model that has been created is displayed in the "Surfaces" panel and can be exported and saved by clicking the "Save Endo Guide" button (5). Endo Guide Thickness can be set in the Advanced Module in the Guide panel. Open the Guide settings by clicking on the icon (6). The Endo mode has to be active in order to set the Endo Guide Thickness. The user is able to place an implant tip exactly where clicked. The implant pivot is "Tip" by default ("Head" with Endo mode turned off). The user can turn on "Always show selected implant/tooth" for 2D visibility (even when the transparency is set to 1.00) and "Move slices to selected implant's position" to move slices to the added implant. Those options are available in Preferences -> Surgical Guide and Endo mode has to be active in order to work with it. Note: Once the user is in the endodontic module, it is not possible to switch to the surgical guide module. It is necessary to start a new project in the Surgical Guide module!