Removable CAD: Label the Stage Before Reviewing the Setup

Start with the prescribed workflow

Confirm the intended removable indication and the stage being assigned. Identify which records and approvals govern the next design task. This guide organizes communication; it does not prescribe how clinical records should be taken or assume that every removable case follows the same stages.

A record-role list should distinguish source anatomy, approved relationships, references and the proposed setup. If an item is an existing or provisional record, label it accordingly rather than describing every mesh as a final reference.

Review the stage-specific evidence

Removable-stage handoff
Stage question	Record to clarify
What is being proposed?	Current arrangement/design view and the approved brief.
What governs the relationship?	Named record approved for this stage.
What changed after review?	New input or instruction, with affected dependent design identified.
What output is requested?	Trial/review or final production role, with the receiving route.
What remains held?	Unresolved record or approval dependency and decision owner.

The same geometry may be discussed at different stages, but its status is not determined by appearance alone. Name the role on the review view and delivery manifest.

Confirm library and production context

exocad’s denture-library information distinguishes library-dependent design and production options. Confirm the actual supported setup with the responsible team rather than assuming a selected tooth library implies every manufacturing route is available.

The receiving lab should identify its current material/process requirements and output needs. A file that opens does not by itself establish that the planned base/tooth workflow can proceed. Hold unresolved compatibility or production questions for that team.

Handle a revised record as a dependency change

Illustrative handoff: after setup review, a new governing relationship record is supplied. The next package identifies the replaced record, affected design and approvals requiring reconsideration. It does not silently carry the earlier setup approval forward.

Use the staged review worksheet to record the real sequence and decision owners. Leave stage fields blank when they do not apply rather than forcing the case into a generic template. Pristine’s removable services can be scoped against the actual approved assignment.

Source notes

Primary documentation checked October 6, 2026. Software details describe the cited product documentation; the handoff frameworks and illustrative examples are original editorial guidance. Confirm current version and account requirements with the publisher.

exocad: denture/tooth library options

Prepared by Pristine Dental Design · October 6, 2026. Guidance for professional case communication and review. Actual prescriptions, manufacturer requirements and receiving-team approvals govern design and production.

Map denture, impression and edentulous record origins

Name the physical origin and intended digital role separately: an impression-derived surface, a model-derived surface, an edentulous arch record or an existing denture scan are not interchangeable labels. Record how the source was acquired and which stage/decision it is intended to inform. This worksheet adds provenance to the stage map above; it is not an acquisition technique.

exocad's Duplicate denture documentation calls for an additional 360-degree denture scan and describes a workflow with subsequent tooth and base design steps. This specific documented input does not mean any single denture surface can replace the other required case records or justify clinical duplication.

Hypothetical example: a team supplies a scan of an existing denture but no clear record-role manifest. Ask whether it is a shape reference, a proposed duplication input or another intended record. Request the separate current anatomy/relationship evidence required by the responsible workflow instead of assigning a role by filename.

Do not infer current anatomy from an old appliance or treat a displayed relationship as an approved one. Exact scanner/impression processing, inversion, capture sufficiency, clinical indications and production settings remain outside this guide until the appropriate manuals and qualified review establish applicability.

Original review worksheet
Record or decision	Evidence to record
Origin	Physical source; acquisition application/release; original filename/revision.
Digital role	Anatomy, relationship, historical shape or proposed setup; responsible classification.
Stage	Current task and decisions this record supports; other required inputs.
Receiving review	Missing provenance or role; clarification owner; held stage; superseded derivatives.

Louie validation required — unverified locally. Actual installed software behavior, record dependencies, acceptance and Pristine compatibility require authorized configuration-specific validation. Hypothetical examples do not authorize clinical decisions, mesh repair or manufacturing release.

Official sources checked October 6, 2026; installed-release applicability remains pending.