Full-Arch Digital Smile Design to Implant Prosthesis in exocad | Complete Workflow

This video follows one full-arch case in exocad DentalCAD from start to finish. It starts with setting up the project, then covers the digital smile design and ends with the implant-based restoration design. It plays at 1.25× speed so the whole workflow fits in under 18 minutes. Full-arch digital workflows start from the end result and work backward. We design the smile against the patient's face first, then use that design to guide the implant-supported prosthesis. Each digital record (pre-op scans, facial photos, fiducial marker scans, tissue scans and scan body scans) is layered into one scene. That way every decision is tied to the same reference geometry. In this video: Setting up the exocad project and choosing indications for a full-arch case Loading jaw scans: pre-surgery, surgery markers, tissue scans and photogrammetry Smile Creator: importing the facial photo and aligning it to the 3D scans Setting facial reference points: eye markers, midline and lip line Choosing a tooth library and placing the arch Evaluating the smile design against the face in 2D and 3D Changing the project to implant-based, screw-retained restorations with scan body scans Loading scan body data and designing the definitive prosthesis Before and after comparison Chapters (approximate) 0:00 Project setup and indications 0:19 Loading pre-op and surgical scans 0:49 Importing and aligning the facial photo 1:33 Facial reference points and lip line 2:19 Aligning and refining the 3D models 3:10 Tooth library and arch setup 3:47 Smile design on the face 6:48 Loading additional scan layers 10:01 Reviewing the design on the face 10:40 Loading scan body and surgical files 11:27 Implant-based restoration setup 12:02 Final prosthesis design 17:42 Before and after Key takeaways: Design the smile before you design the prosthesis. The face drives the teeth, and the teeth drive the implants. Every layer needs common geometry to align accurately to the one before it. A well-organized scene makes the move from provisional design to final prosthesis predictable. This workflow is part of my continuing education lecture, From Single-Tooth Implants to Full-Arch Rehabilitation. Patient identifiers and file information have been redacted for privacy. This video is for educational purposes for dental professionals. #exocad #DigitalDentistry #FullArch #DigitalSmileDesign #DentalImplants #AllOnX #DentalCAD #ImplantDentistry #DentalCE