Disclaimer: Not all features are available in all markets. Contact your local Straumann or ClearCorrect representative to find out what is available in your area.

 

Topics covered

• Existing ClearPilot Features
• Introducing ClearPilot 3D Controls
• Accessing ClearPilot 3D Controls
• Repositioning the 3D Controls Toolbars
• Using ClearPilot 3D Controls
• Making Changes to Edits Made Using ClearPilot 3D Controls
• Tips for Using 3D Controls

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Existing ClearPilot Features

ClearPilot is ClearCorrect's tool for preparing your patient's plan for treatment with clear aligners. Using your treatment simulation (the 3D sequential animation of the movement of teeth through aligner treatment) provided by ClearCorrect's experienced technicians, the patient records (clinical photos, impressions/scans, and xrays), and the tools in ClearPilot, you can create the treatment goals you and your patients desire. 

Current features available in ClearPilot are:

Treatment Information	Evaluation Tools	DR EDITS (3D Controls)
In-app access to treatment documentation	3D viewing tools	Individual Tooth Movement
Access to patient prescription	Occlusal Heat Map	Engagers (New Feature)
Treatment Overview Panel	Multi-view	Cutouts (New Feature)
Treatment Overview Illustration	Tooth Movement Chart	Bite Ramps (New Feature)
Comments Panel	Millimeter Grid
Comment translation (New Feature)	Superimposition

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Introducing ClearPilot 3D Controls

ClearPilot 3D Controls are several tools that allow clinicians to edit their Treatment Setup by moving teeth and modifying the engagers, cutouts, and bite ramps in it.  The 3D Controls features are accessed through the DR EDITS button. The 3D Controls features are:

• Individual Tooth Movement
• Engagers
• Cutouts
• Bite Ramps

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3D Controls - Individual Tooth Movement and DR EDITS

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Engagers

• 3D Controls: Engagers, is a tool in ClearPilot that allows clinicians to customize engagers within their Treatment Setups.
• 3D Controls: Engagers allows clinicians to select:
  • The tooth they want the engager placed on
  • The orientation of the engager
  • The size of the engager
  • The depth of the engager
  • The position of the engager
  • The rotation of the engager
• After the clinician submits their edits to the Treatment Setup with their custom engager placement and the related instructions, the technician will adjust the Treatment Setup according to the edits made/requested by the clinician.

3D Controls - Engagers and Features Toolbar

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Cutouts

• 3D Controls: Cutouts, is a tool in ClearPilot that allows clinicians to customize cutouts within their Treatment Setups.
• 3D Controls: Cutouts allows clinicians to select:
  • The tooth they want the cutout placed on
  • The shape of the cutout
  • The position of the cutout
• After the clinician submits their edits to the Treatment Setup with their custom cutout placement and the related instructions, the technician will adjust the Treatment Setup according to the edits made/requested by the clinician.

3D Controls - Cutouts

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Bite Ramps

• 3D Controls: Bite Ramp, is a tool in ClearPilot that allows clinicians to customize bite ramps within their Treatment Setups.
• 3D Controls: Bite Ramps allows clinicians to select their preferred bite ramp grouping for the upper arch:
  • 2x2
  • 3x3
  • Only canines
• After the clinician submits their edits to the Treatment Setup with their custom bite ramp placement and the related instructions, the technician will adjust the Treatment Setup according to the edits made/requested by the clinician.

3D Controls - Bite Ramps

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Accessing ClearPilot 3D Controls

To access ClearPilot 3D Controls you will use the same process as accessing ClearPilot. The table below provides the ClearPilot system requirements, website link, and initial steps to log in.

	System requirements Computer  Internet access Any internet browser: Chrome, Safari, Mozilla, Edge
	Website Access ClearPilot through the ClearCorrect Doctor Portal located at: dr.clearcorrect.com Access the Doctor Portal through the eShop
	ClearPilot Access When your Treatment Setup is ready for review, there are two ways to access ClearPilot. Accessing ClearPilot from the Doctor Portal Sign in to your Doctor Portal account at dr.clearcorrect.com Click on the case in the "Manage orders" section On the "Case details" page, under the "ACTION NEEDED" tab, click on the "Preview Setup" icon (the small image of a Treatment Setup) and that will take you to ClearPilot Accessing ClearPilot through the eShop Go to the Straumann eShop located at shop.straumann.com Click on the "Login" link found on the upper right side of the page Enter your username and password, then click the "Login" button Click on the ClearCorrect icon located in the header of the page A popup box will appear, click the "Continue" button You will be taken to the "Manage orders" section of the Doctor Portal On the "Case details" page, under the "ACTION NEEDED" tab, click on the "Preview Setup" icon (the small image of a Treatment Setup) and that will take you to ClearPilot

 

Under the "ACTION NEEDED" tab, you'll also see any notes from the technician and a link to share the Treatment Setup with your patient.

Once you are inside the ClearPilot platform, go to the side menu and click on DR EDITS. 

DR EDITS 

A prompt with the text "PLEASE SELECT A TOOTH TO EDIT " and the Features toolbar will appear. To access 3D Controls: Individual Tooth Movement, double click on a tooth in the image to edit. To access the 3D Controls: Engager, Cutout, and Bite Ramp toolbars, click on the plus icon for the tool you want to add to your Treatment Setup or double click on an engager, cutout, or bite ramp on the image.

Accessing 3D Controls

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Repositioning the 3D Controls Toolbar

The 3D Controls toolbars have the same repositioning and orientation buttons.

3D Controls Toolbars

If you want to move the toolbar to a new location, click on the move icon located in the top left corner of the toolbar, and then drag the toolbar to the desired location.

The toolbar can also be changed to a vertical orientation. If you want to change the toolbar's orientation, click on the orientation icon located in the bottom left corner of the toolbar and the toolbar will automatically change to a vertical orientation.

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Using ClearPilot 3D Controls

There are four different 3D Controls features:

• Individual Tooth Movement
• Engagers
• Cutouts
• Bite Ramps

The subsections below will cover how to use each of the 3D Controls features.

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3D Controls: Individual Tooth Movement

To access the 3D Controls: Individual Tooth Movement toolbar, click on DR EDITS and then double click on the tooth you want to move. Once a tooth has been selected, the toolbar will appear and the selected tooth will be a dark teal color.

Individual Tooth Movement Toolbar

There are three ways to move teeth using the Individual Tooth Movement tool. The first way to move a selected tooth is to choose the type of movement you want to occur on the toolbar and use the left and right arrows to adjust the amount of movement.

1. Move Teeth Using the Arrows on the Toolbar

The second way to move a selected tooth is to type in the new value for the amount of desired movement into the space at the top right of the movement button.

2. Move Teeth by Typing in the Desired Amount of Movement

The third way to move a selected tooth is using the Tooth Movement Chart. You can use hotkeys on your keyboard to move the selected tooth into your desired position.

3. Move Teeth with the Tooth Movement Chart

There are six movement buttons on the 3D Controls: Individual Tooth Movement toolbar. The table below describes the function of each button.

	This button moves the selected tooth with an extrusion or intrusion movement.
	This button moves the selected tooth with a buccal (B) or lingual (L) translation movement.
	This button moves the selected tooth with a mesial (M) or distal (D) translation movement.
	This button moves the selected tooth with a distal (D) or mesial (M) tipping movement.
	This button moves the selected tooth with a lingual (L) or buccal (B) torquing movement.
	This button moves the selected tooth with a mesial (M) or distal (D) rotation movement.

When using the Individual Tooth Movement tool, past changes to tooth movements on this version of the Treatment Setup will appear in yellow on the movement chart and the change the clinician is currently producing will appear in teal on the movement chart. The changes in movement are listed with two numbers:

1. The first number is the total amount of movement
2. The second number is the difference in movement from the original treatment setup proposed by the technician.

Individual Tooth Movement - Tooth Movement Chart

After a tooth has been moved or modified using DR EDITS, a DR step will be added to the timeline. This step saves and shows the edits made by the clinician.

DR EDITS and the DR Step

If you move more than one tooth, the previously moved teeth will appear in light teal while the current tooth that is being moved will appear in dark teal. 

Individual Tooth Movement - Tooth Color

If you want to change the color of teeth moved using 3D Controls: Individual Tooth Movement, click on the color settings button in the header and select a new color. If you want to change the color back to the default teal color, click the undo button to the right of the color box or click on the "Restore Defaults" button.

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3D Controls: Engagers

To access 3D Controls: Engagers, click on DR EDITS in the side menu and the FEATURES toolbar will appear. Click on the plus + icon under ADD ENGAGER to access the engagers feature or double click on an existing engager to modify it.

Features Toolbar

If you want to add an engager, double click on the tooth you want the engager placed on.

Adding an Engager

The Engagers toolbar will appear when you double click on an existing engager or a tooth to add an engager. When engagers are placed on the teeth, the default engager is a 3 millimeter (mm) vertical engager.

Engagers Toolbar

The Engagers toolbar allows users to manipulate the following engager features:

• Orientation: vertical (default) or horizontal
• Size: 2 mm, 3 mm (default), 4 mm
• Depth: 0.50 mm, 0.75 mm (default), 1.00 mm
• Position
• Rotation

Users can adjust an engager by double-clicking on the engager to select it and then selecting different criteria from the toolbar. If users want to edit the orientation of the bevel on the engager they will need to make that request in the Comments Panel.

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3D Controls: Cutouts

To access 3D Controls: Cutouts, click on DR EDITS in the side menu and the FEATURES toolbar will appear. Click on the plus + icon under ADD CUTOUT to access the cutouts feature or double click on an existing cutout to modify it.

Features Toolbar

If you want to add a cutout, double click on the tooth you want the cutout placed on.

Adding a Cutout

The Cutouts toolbar will appear when you double click on an existing cutout or a tooth to add a cutout. When cutouts are placed on the teeth, the default cutout is a buccal button cutout.

Cutouts Toolbar

The Cutouts toolbar allows users to manipulate the following cutout features:

• Shape: button (default) or slit
• Position (surface): buccal (default) or lingual
• Position (on tooth)

Users can adjust a cutout by double-clicking on the cutout to select it and then selecting different criteria from the toolbar.

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3D Controls: Bite Ramps

To access 3D Controls: Bite Ramps, click on DR EDITS in the side menu and the FEATURES toolbar will appear. Click on the plus + icon under ADD BITE RAMP to access the bite ramps feature or double click on an existing bite ramp to modify it.

Features Toolbar

The Bite Ramps toolbar will appear; it shows three groupings for bite ramps on the upper arch. Before adding or editing bite ramps, use the view shortcuts to show the upper occlusal view of the image.

Bite Ramps Toolbar

The Bite Ramps toolbar allows users to manipulate the bite ramp groupings for the upper arch:

• 2x2
• 3x3
• Canines only

Users can adjust a bite ramp by double-clicking on the bite ramp to select it and then selecting different criteria from the toolbar.

Bite Ramps - Upper Occlusal View

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Making Changes to Edits Made Using ClearPilot 3D Controls

There are six different ways to make changes to edits made using 3D Controls.

 

1. The Revert All button is located next to the DR EDITS button. It allows you to remove all edits made using the 3D Controls. 

 The Revert All Button

When the Revert All button is clicked on, a popup message will appear asking users to confirm the removal of all edits or cancel the action. Users have the opportunity to review the selections in the popup window and deselect any categories of edits they want to keep. To finalize the removal of all edits, users will click the Remove button.

Revert to Original Popup Window

2. The single-arrow icon on the Individual Tooth Movement toolbar allows users to undo movements and reset the image to the technician’s proposed position.

3. The double-arrow icon on the Individual Tooth Movement toolbar allows users to reset a tooth to its position before treatment.

Arrow Icons on Individual Tooth Movement Toolbar

4. The Trash icon on the Features toolbar allows users to delete any feature shown on the image. Users select a feature (engager, cutout, or bite ramp) by double-clicking on it and then click on the trash icon to remove the feature from the image.

Trash Icon on the Features Toolbar

5. The Undo Edits button appears when DR EDITS has been clicked on. It allows users to undo their most recent edit.

6. The Repeat Edits button appears when DR EDITS has been clicked on. It allows users to repeat their most recent edit.

Undo Edits and Repeat Edits

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Tips for Using 3D Controls

Tip 1: Use 3D Controls with other ClearPilot tools.

• The Millimeter Grid tool helps clinicians evaluate tooth placement and engager placement.

Millimeter Grid

• When using the Occlusal Heat Map tool, click on the Gums tool to remove the gums from the arches and rotate the image. This will make it easier to see the points of occlusal contact, helping you determine if you need to move any teeth using 3D Controls: Individual Tooth Movement.

Gums and Occlusal Heat Map Tools

Tip 2: Include in the Comments Panel information about significant changes to the Treatment Setup, this helps the technician better understand the purpose and expectations of the requested edits.

The Comments Panel

Tip 3: Use the tooth movement parameters as a guide for planning predictable movement.  Be aware of the following: 

• Most cases will require some kind of adjustment to the overall arch form. These arch movements usually fall into four main categories:
  • Distalization
  • Mesialization
  • Lingualization
  • Expansion
• The overall movement of an arch is determined by the types of movements made by the individual teeth in that arch
• The overall amount of arch movement expected in each quadrant can give you a rough indication of how difficult a case may be
• Every patient is different, so as always, results may vary

 

Tip 4: You can use the hotkeys on your keyboard to move through the treatment setup timeline to evaluate tooth movements at each step:

• ArrowLeft – Previous step
• ArrowUp – First step
• ArrowRight – Next step
• ArrowDown – Last step
• Space – Play/Pause timeline

Hot Keys - Timeline

Tip 5: You can use the hotkeys on your keyboard to move teeth using the Individual Tooth Movement tool and the Tooth Movement Chart.

For PC Users

• Use the Control, left arrow (←), and right arrow (→) keys to adjust the tooth movement.
• To change to a different type of movement, use the Control, up arrow (↑), and down arrow            (↓) keys.
• To undo edits made in the movement chart use the Control and Z keys.
• To repeat edits made in the movement chart use the Control and Y keys.

For Mac Users

• Use the Control, Command, left arrow (←), and right arrow (→) keys to adjust the tooth movement.
• To change to a different type of movement, use the Control, Command, up arrow (↑), and down arrow (↓) keys.
• To undo edits made in the movement chart use the Control, Command, and Z keys.
• To repeat edits made in the movement chart use the Control, Command, and Y keys.

Hot Keys - Tooth Movement Chart

Tip 6: Overcorrection steps appear in teal on the timeline. If you requested overcorrection in your original prescription, the steps will appear in teal at the end of the timeline before the R and PV steps. When you use 3D Controls, it creates a DR step and removes the overcorrection steps. 

Overcorrection Steps on Timeline

If the clinician initially requested overcorrection, the next Treatment Setup the clinician receives will show the requested overcorrection along with the edits that were requested using the DR EDITS feature.

DR Step on Timeline

Tip 7: The PV (previous version) step can be used to compare the proposed final setup against the DR EDITS made to the previous version of the Treatment Setup.

PV Step on Timeline

 

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