Blue Sky Bio (BlueSkyPlan) Workflow

• Software installation and setup (free version + module purchases)
• Importing and aligning CBCT + intraoral scan (DICOM + STL)
• Planning implants with nerve mapping and prosthetic guidance
• Designing guides with sleeve libraries
• Exporting STL for printing (credits required for export)

Hands-On Exercises

• Single posterior implant guide (tooth-supported)
• Anterior esthetic zone case

3D Printing in Dentistry

Topics Covered

• Additive manufacturing methods
• Materials: resins, biocompatible polymers
• Applications: surgical guides, models

Demonstrations:

• Printing a surgical guide and surface model
• Support and slicing for 3d printing

Surgical guides ADVANCED session

• Design a full-arch surgical guide for all on 4 or 6 implants
• Learn dual scan protocols
• Designing bone reduction guides
• Generating segmented surface models
• Introduction to stackable guides
• Input: CBCT (DICOM), Scanned denture or edentulous model (STL)
• Software:Blue Sky Plan (advanced case)

Steps:

• Import + align datasets
• Plan all on 4 and all on 6 implants
• Design mucosa-supported guide and bone supported guides
• Export and validate

Hands on:

• Full-arch mucosa-supported guide and bone supported guide for edentulous jaw (advanced)

Meshmixer tutorials

Introduction to Meshmixer

• Understanding the UI (workspace, tools, views)
• STL vs OBJ — formats and dental use
• Dental Applications:
• Trimming intraoral scans before Exocad
• Editing scanned dentures or bite splints
• Repairing incomplete or broken STLs
• Cleaning surgical guides before printing
• Creating model bases (with flat platform)