Atria Sampaio · Pillar
A digital clinic isn't a traditional clinic with a scanner added. It's a complete model, from diagnosis to case archiving, where every decision is backed by visible, precise, and reproducible data.
Digital dentistry is the clinical model where every stage runs on integrated digital tools: diagnosis with intraoral scanner and CBCT, planning over actual 3D models, fabrication with CAD/CAM and/or 3D printing, and follow-up with permanent digital archiving. This sequence replaces silicone impressions, fragile plaster casts, mechanical articulators, and analog hand-offs between clinic and lab.
The difference isn't cosmetic or marketing. In an analog workflow, every hand-off introduces error: the impression deforms as it's removed, the cast can fracture, the technician interprets the impression, the lab sends a trial that needs chairside adjustment, a new impression is taken if something doesn't fit. In a well-implemented digital workflow, the 3D model is generated once and used for everything that follows: design, simulation, fabrication, archive.
There's a third layer that's often underestimated: patient communication. Seeing your own mouth on screen, with the planning overlaid, is a radical shift from the traditional method where the dentist verbally describes what's coming. Informed consent becomes real, and clinical decisions are made with both sides looking at the same image.
Diagnosis. Intraoral scan (60–90 seconds per arch), protocol clinical photography, facial analysis, and CBCT when indicated. The scan generates a 3D model that's archived and reused throughout your life as a clinic patient.
Planning. On the 3D model, we decide implant position, smile design, orthodontic movement path, or restoration contour. Everything visible, simulated, and approved with you before intervention.
Fabrication. The restoration is milled in a CAD/CAM mill from a ceramic block, or 3D-printed for surgical guides, trays, or working models. Precision is micrometric and fabrication takes minutes to hours, not days or weeks.
Placement and follow-up. The final piece is cemented or screwed in. Digital measurements are recorded. In follow-ups, we compare directly against the original archive: if anything changed, it's detected early.
Clinical equipment installed in Vitacura: iTero 5D intraoral scanner, Primemill CAD/CAM mill, Exocad design software, Phrozen Sonic Mini 8KS and Formlabs 4B 3D printers, EMS Airflow GBT prophylaxis, and Woodpecker laser. Specific brands and models matter: the digital workflow reduces treatment time and minimizes discomfort versus conventional methods because micrometric precision and stage-to-stage integration eliminate cumulative errors.
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Digital 3D impressions, without silicone molds, without gagging, with micrometric precision.
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Digital design, in-clinic milling, definitive placement in a single visit.
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Dental cleaning with EMS technology and GBT protocol. No scraping, no classic abrasive powder, visible results from the first session.
It's a clinical practice model where diagnosis, planning, fabrication, and follow-up all happen with integrated digital tools: intraoral scanner instead of silicone impressions, 3D tomography (CBCT) to visualize bone and structures, CAD design on screen before touching the tooth, CAM mill or 3D printing to fabricate restorations, and permanent digital archiving of the case.
Traditional clinics rely on silicone impressions, plaster, mechanical articulators, and external labs that may take 1 to 3 weeks per case. A digital clinic works with immediate 3D models, previewable visual planning, fewer hand-offs, and many same-day restorations. Precision is equal or greater, and the patient experience is radically different.
Precision, predictability, and patient experience. Immediate 3D models eliminate silicone-impression distortion. Visual upfront planning reduces in-chair surprises. CAD/CAM restorations have superior marginal fit, which means less leakage, less secondary caries, and more years of clinical service. Adherence to the NYU protocol ensures every decision is evidence-backed.
No. CBCT is indicated when 3D information about bone or anatomical structures is needed: implants, complex endodontics, third-molar evaluation, airway, TMJ, skeletal malocclusions. For routine diagnostics we use digital periapical or panoramic radiographs with significantly lower radiation. Each study answers a specific clinical question.
Yes. We design your smile digitally on clinical photos and 3D models, and fabricate a physical mock-up tested in your mouth. You approve the design before any dental preparation. If something isn't right (shape, size, color, proportions, lip line), it gets adjusted in software. That mock-up is what distinguishes a real digital design from a theoretical simulation.
Yes. We receive patients from Chilean regions and abroad. Digital planning lets us condense treatment into a few in-person visits: an initial consult with scan and diagnosis, an intensive clinical session, and follow-ups that can be coordinated remotely when viable. For international patients we adapt the schedule to the length of their stay.
About 60 to 90 minutes. Includes clinical history, full oral exam, digital radiographs, 3D intraoral scan, clinical photography and, as needed, airway, posture, and TMJ assessment. You leave the first consult with diagnosis, detailed treatment plan and, often, a preliminary quote.
We're a private practice. We issue invoices for reimbursement with all isapres and insurance companies. The reimbursement amount depends on your specific plan, not on the treatment we recommend. We suggest checking your coverage before starting so you have clarity on expected reimbursement.
iTero 5D intraoral scanner, Primemill CAD/CAM mill, Exocad design software, Phrozen Sonic Mini 8KS and Formlabs 4B 3D printers for surgical guides, custom trays, and working models, EMS Airflow GBT prophylaxis, and Woodpecker laser. Plus cone-beam 3D tomography (CBCT), implant planning software, and Digital Smile Design (DSD). Dr. Camila Sampaio and Dr. Pablo Atria bring this protocol from their active teaching at NYU College of Dentistry.
Practically all of them: smile design, veneers, crowns, guided implant surgery, clear aligners, full oral rehabilitation, periodontal diagnosis, cosmetic dentistry, whitening with 3D-printed trays, pediatric dentistry, and orofacial harmonization. Every workflow starts with a scan and branches based on clinical indication.
Book an initial consultation. We scan your mouth, review the 3D model together, and discuss your case.
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