Create a VeX model
from two dental scans.
See the anatomy before you change it.
A VeX (Virtual Extraction) model brings the patient's existing gingival architecture and root anatomy into implant planning — before the tissue collapses.
Two scans in. One planning reference out. No manual trimming.
NEW CBCT segmentation: every tooth with its real root →
What is
a VeX model?
A VeX, or Virtual Extraction Model, is a multilayered digital representation of the patient's anatomy after virtual tooth removal.
It combines the existing gingival surface with the original root anatomy, creating a biological reference for restorative design, component selection, and implant positioning — before surgery begins.
Anatomy first.
Components next. Implants last.
Preserve the original anatomy
Use the patient's existing gingival contour, papillae, and root positions as references throughout the planning process.
Start with the restorative design
Plan the future tooth position and soft-tissue support first. Select the components next, then position the implants within the planned anatomy.
See conflicts before surgery
Visualize how implants, abutments, sleeves, provisional components, and restorative contours relate to the papillae and surrounding tissues.
Plan for tissue preservation
Identify areas where components or surgical procedures may interfere with the papillae or vestibular soft-tissue contour — while the treatment can still be adjusted digitally.
Connect surgery and prosthetics
VeX gives the surgical and restorative stages the same anatomical reference, reducing the gap between implant placement and the planned restoration.
One workflow, every indication
Apply VeX planning to single implants, partial reconstructions, and full-arch FP1 cases.
From two scans
to a VeX model
VeX Model Creator automates the technical preparation of the Virtual Extraction Model: it aligns the source scans, identifies the gingival margin, removes the clinical crowns virtually, and generates a combined model containing the gingival surface and original root anatomy.
Automated model creation
Generate a VeX model without manually trimming every crown or rebuilding the gingival surface.
A consistent workflow
The same repeatable process for single-tooth, partial, and full-arch cases — no case-by-case improvisation.
Ready for implant planning
Export the generated VeX model for use in implant-planning software or SmileCloud.
Keep the original anatomy visible
Bring the existing root positions and soft-tissue architecture into the digital treatment-planning environment.
How it works
Upload two scans
Upload the patient's jaw scan and the corresponding segmented tooth anatomy — STL or PLY, in any orientation.
Generate the VeX model
The software aligns the scans, identifies the gingival margin, removes the crowns virtually, and combines the gingival surface with the roots.
Continue planning
Download the VeX model and add it to your implant-planning software or SmileCloud as an anatomical reference.
Every tooth with
its real root.
Upload a CBCT and the intraoral scans. The CBCT is segmented, registered to the scan, and fused into one planning model: crowns from the intraoral scan, roots and bone from the CBCT.
Teeth — one closed solid per tooth, scanned crown zipped to its CBCT root, also as single files.
Gingiva — the intraoral scan with the crowns cut out along the gum line.
Bone — the alveolar bone from the CBCT, already in the scan's coordinate frame.
Input: CBCT as DICOM + an intraoral scan of each arch as STL. Output: STL layers that open in exocad.
Frequently
asked
What is a VeX model? +
A VeX (Virtual eXtraction) model is a digital model of the jaw as it will look once the failing teeth are removed, built from scans taken while they are still in place. It keeps the gum surface and the root pockets below the gum margin, and removes only the clinical crowns.
What do I need to create one? +
Two files: a jaw scan and a segmented teeth scan, as binary STL or PLY, up to 100 MB each. Orientation does not matter — the occlusal axis is derived from the scans themselves.
How is this different from exocad's virtual extraction? +
exocad's virtual extraction deletes the tooth from the scan and leaves a hole you then close and reshape, which creates surface that was never in the patient. A VeX keeps the real root anatomy captured by the teeth scan instead.
Does the software invent any geometry? +
No, beyond the thin seam that closes the gum surface to the root surface so the model is watertight. The gum comes from the jaw scan and the root pockets come from the teeth scan.
How long does it take? +
Generation runs in minutes. Against preparing the model by hand in CAD, beta testing has averaged around thirty minutes saved per model.
Can I use the result in exocad or SmileCloud? +
Yes. The model exports as a binary STL in the coordinate system of your scans, so it loads already registered against the rest of the case.
Which cases is a VeX model for? +
Full-arch FP1 planning above all, where the prosthesis meets the patient's own gum, plus single-implant and partial cases where the emergence profile and the papillae matter.
Is my patient data kept private? +
Scans are processed in our own cloud project and are not shared with third parties. Uploads are removed on a retention schedule.
The restoration should not be adapted to implants that have already been placed.
With VeX, the anatomy and restorative design are planned first. The components and implants follow.
