Treatment Planning & Visualisation
Understand the goal first – then derive the treatment
With complex dental problems, the treatment itself is often not the first step. First, the realistic, biologically appropriate and personally suitable goal needs to be clear.
We plan backwards from the desired result: Which function should be achieved? Which teeth have a favourable prognosis? Where are implants or restorations needed? Which steps can be carried out conservatively?
What do treatment planning and visualisation mean?
In complex treatment, the important question is often not only what can be done, but how the individual steps fit together. Structured treatment planning combines findings, risks, function, aesthetics, time requirements and personal priorities into an understandable overall concept.
Digital visualisation, photographs, intraoral scans, models or a mock-up can help make planned changes easier to understand in Basel. A visualisation is not a guarantee of an exact final result, but a communication and planning tool for shared decision-making.
Diagnostics tailored to the clinical question
Clinical examination and structured medical and dental history.
Photography and 3D intraoral scanning for documentation.
X-rays or CBCT when the clinical question requires three-dimensional assessment.
Functional analysis for relevant bite or temporomandibular joint questions.
Digital Smile Design or a mock-up when tooth form, length and aesthetics should be visualised in advance.
Comparing several pathways
In many situations, there is more than one reasonable treatment. Tooth preservation, a bridge, an implant or a combined solution can each have advantages and disadvantages. We compare these options in terms of prognosis, treatment burden, cleanability and expected cost range.
Treatment in sensible stages
For extensive reconstruction, a test phase can help assess the bite, speech and aesthetics. The definitive restoration is determined only afterwards.
Further information
Define the goal first, then the pathway. Good planning should reduce complexity and make decisions easier to understand.
Note: This information is intended for general guidance and does not replace an individual examination and consultation.
