Amann Girrbach Zebris Workflow: Digital Jaw Registration to CAD
Amann Girrbach positions Zebris between intraoral scanning and CAD/CAM, with transfer to virtual articulation and an available path back to the analog Artex workflow. The implementation question is which data the case needs and where that data is consumed.
Capture only data the workflow can use
Define the indication, selected Zebris module, required attachments, scan record, output format, software destination, and final design decision before capture. More movement data does not improve a restoration if it is not transferred or interpreted correctly.
Current Zebris versions add software modules and compatibility options, so confirm the purchased license and supported integration rather than treating every published feature as included.
Accessories establish the reference
The bite fork, adapter, para-occlusal attachment, transfer stand, positioning components, and other accessories perform different roles. The selected workflow should list exactly which are required and how they are cleaned, positioned, stored, and checked.
An incomplete accessory set can interrupt capture or force an improvised reference. Inventory the kit before scheduling production patients.
Choose virtual, physical, or hybrid transfer
In a virtual workflow, confirm software import, articulator settings, patient assignment, and design use. In a physical workflow, confirm transfer-stand and Artex procedures. In a hybrid workflow, document how the virtual and physical records remain aligned.
Run a controlled case through both capture and downstream use. The endpoint is not a successful recording; it is a restoration workflow that receives and uses the intended values.
Implementation metrics
Track setup time, repeat capture, attachment issues, software import, missing records, design questions, chairside adjustment, and remake. Compare those outcomes with the previous protocol.
Dentcore can help configure Zebris and Artex components. Functional diagnosis, record selection, interpretation, and treatment decisions remain with the licensed clinical team.
Decide which values reach CAD
Amann Girrbach positions Zebris for Ceramill as a digital facebow that captures axis relationships and temporomandibular movement data, with transfer into the Ceramill CAD/CAM environment and the virtual Artex CR articulator. The workflow can also return to an analog chain through the transfer stand.
Before capture, identify the exact software destination, licensed modules, export or transfer method, virtual articulator, and design step that will use the data. If the receiving software or technician does not consume a value, collecting it adds complexity without improving the restoration.
Control the reference and accessory set
The selected module and case determine which bite fork, attachment, adapter, positioning aid, or transfer component is required. Create a kit checklist and record the attachment method, patient identifier, capture session, software version, and accepted result.
Train the team to recognize movement artifacts, loose references, incomplete records, and patient motion. Repeat criteria should be defined before the patient leaves, and accessories should be inspected and stored for the next capture.
Close the loop with restorative outcomes
For early cases, review whether the record imported, whether the virtual articulator was programmed, whether the data changed design, and whether chairside adjustment or remake changed. Compare those outcomes with the previous jaw-registration protocol.
A successful Zebris implementation is not measured by captures completed. It is measured by usable records, fewer undocumented assumptions, and a restorative workflow that can explain how patient-specific information reached the design.