Full-arch workflow
Full-arch CAD design: how to organize the handoff
A full-arch restoration has more moving parts than a routine single-unit case. Organize the handoff around the current stage, the approved references and the decision your lab needs from the design team.
The short answer
Build a staged full-arch brief: identify the restorative task, current records, component information, approved references and required outputs. Agree a review checkpoint before the design is released onward. For All-on-X work, the responsible clinical and laboratory teams define and approve the treatment and manufacturing requirements; CAD handoff coordinates that agreed restorative scope.
Which stage and references should the brief identify?
Describe whether the task concerns an initial restorative proposal, a revision based on an approved reference or a later-stage deliverable. Keep the records relevant to that stage together, with clear provenance and version labels.
- List available upper/lower records, bite references and approved restoration references.
- Identify the component system and the requested restorative design outputs.
- Explain which prior approvals apply and what has changed since them.
How should a full-arch revision be communicated?
A revision needs the actual change and the reference used to judge it. If the relationship records, component information or approved reference have changed, make that explicit before the designer continues.
- Consolidate laboratory and clinical feedback through one review contact.
- Identify the affected region and provide the relevant updated records.
- Confirm what remains approved and what needs a new review.
What should happen before the final file release?
Use an agreed approval checkpoint so the receiving manufacturing team knows which version to use. The designer, lab and production partner should understand the outputs and responsibilities before files move downstream.
- Check the case reference, accepted revision and paired output files.
- Confirm the required mesh/project formats with the receiving team.
- Record the responsible lab approval and any open questions before handoff.
Frequently asked questions
Can Mocoore review an All-on-X restorative CAD request?
Yes. Send a business summary of the restorative design task, available records and expected deliverables. Full-arch scope is reviewed before a quotation and delivery target are agreed.
Can old scans always be reused for a full-arch revision?
The responsible clinical and laboratory teams must confirm whether the existing records remain suitable. Identify changed relationships or references and provide the records needed for the revised task.
What is the most useful way to reduce full-arch handoff confusion?
Use a staged brief with one case code, clearly labeled inputs, a consolidated review contact and an explicit accepted revision for the final outputs.
