Full Mouth Preps & Implants: A Step-by-Step Workflow with AlliedStar Sensa

As implant dentistry becomes increasingly digital, clinicians are seeking scanning technologies that offer precise control, flexible workflows, and intelligent software guidance.

That's why GPs and Prosthos are turning to Alliedstar, emerging player in the intraoral scanner market. Their latest innovation the AlliedStar Sensa delivers on all fronts—particularly when it comes to advanced implant workflows.

In this video walkthrough, Sultan Muhammad, DMD of CascadesONE Dental and Phil Leinberger at Voxel Dental showcase the Alliedstar ScanPro software to give a deep-dive demonstration of how to scan implant cases with step-by-step precision. Watch the video or continue reading to get the recap.

Step 1: Pre-Preparation — Scan Full Upper and Lower Arches

Begin by capturing complete scans of both the upper and lower arches. This gives you a baseline record of the pre-operative dentition and soft tissue anatomy. These scans serve as a reference and will later guide accurate alignment when you capture additional data.

💡Pro Tip: Ensure a clean field and good lighting to maximize scan quality and reduce re-scans later.

Step 2: Cut Out Areas to Rescan (Preps or Healing Abutments)

In the Alliedstar software, selectively cut out the regions you will be updating—typically the prep sites or healing abutments. This is where new data will be captured for optimal prosthetic design.

💡 Pro Tip: Leave enough surrounding soft tissue untouched to maintain key reference points. This ensures the scanner can realign the new data seamlessly with the original scans.

Step 3: Rescan the Preps and Healing Abutments

With those areas cut out, now scan the freshly exposed preps and healing abutments.

• The software will display greyed-out areas that are "locked" and won't be resampled—this protects your original dataset and prevents redundancy.

• Focus the scan only on the new data and ensure clear margins and contours.

Step 4: Cut Out the Healing Abutments

Once scanned, digitally remove the healing abutments within the software interface. This prepares the site for the final implant components, such as emergence profiles and scan bodies.

This step allows for a clean capture of the subgingival profile that will directly impact emergence profile design and abutment selection.

Step 5: Scan Emergence Profiles and Scan Bodies

With the abutments removed:

• Scan the emergence profile, ensuring smooth margins and visibility of soft tissue contours.

• Place the scan bodies and scan again, capturing the orientation, timing, and interface of the implant with high fidelity.

This dual-scan technique allows the software—and your lab—to merge anatomical and implant-specific information for precise restoration planning.

Why This Matters: Simplified Custom Workflows with AlliedStar

This detailed implant scanning workflow is a perfect example of how Alliedstar's ScanPro ecosystem supports advanced dental applications. Whether you're an implantologist or a restorative dentist, you can:

• Customize your workflow with intuitive tools to cut, lock, and rescan regions of interest

• Reduce chairtime by eliminating unnecessary steps

• Improve accuracy through guided scanning and high-resolution capture

• Communicate better with labs, thanks to clearly defined scan segments and export-ready data

Combined with the Alliedstar Sensa—a lightweight, ergonomic scanner with an open software platform—these workflows are not just possible… they’re practical, repeatable, and scalable for growing digital practices.

Get Started with AlliedStar & Voxel Dental

Whether you’re new to digital dentistry or looking to level up your implant workflow, Voxel Dental is your go-to source for AlliedStar scanners and onboarding.

Contact Voxel Dental to schedule a hands-on demo, get pricing, or explore how Alliedstar fits into your full-arch, restorative, or implant workflow.