Welcome at OnyxCeph³™

 

 

OnyxCeph³™ is a powerful client/server Windows™ application with SQL database for working with 2D and 3D image datasets. OnyxCeph³™ was developed as an image management and image evaluation software for dental units and primarily supports digital workflows of image-based measurements, treatment planning and patient education in orthodontics and orthognathic oral surgery. In addition, OnyxCeph³™ supports effective exchange of case-relevant information between referring and treating doctors, between practitioner and dental laboratories, and between practitioner and patient. The optionally available statistics module allows cross-practice statistical analysis according to predefined criteria.

 

OnyxCeph³™ provides tools for calculating and processing case-related data. The software does not make suggestions or treatment decisions.

 

Intended Medical Purpose | Indication for Use

OnyxCeph³™ software is intended to be used for the medical purpose of managing and evaluating two-dimensional and three-dimensional images in the framework of dental applications by qualified staff only. Clinical decisions cannot be motivated exclusively or even mainly on evaluation results provided by the software.

 

Prerequisites
The intended medical purpose requires a correct registration and activation of the software by the user. Unauthorized trial versions can only be used to become familiar with the application acc. to its user interface and functionality but do not represent a medical product so far. OnyxCeph³™ is not a PACS system.

 

The case-relevant information provided by OnyxCeph³™ for planning and performing orthodontic treatments is based on metric and angular measurements of 2D and 3D digital images of dental, skeletal and soft tissue structures. The use of digital image data in OnyxCeph³™ does not affect the quality of the image data sets provided by the respective image source.

All measurement, simulation and image processing tools provided by OnyxCeph³™ are intended to assist the practitioner only.. All measurements and plannings must be based on clinical knowledge and experience. OnyxCeph³™ does not lay claim to replace the expertise of the physician.

Additionally, it is pointed out that the results obtained by the 2D measuring functions of OnyxCeph³™ can only be correctly calculated on condition of the object to be evaluated being digitally imaged in the focal plane without distortion. This has to be secured by means of appropriate calibration of the image acquisition process or suitable correction of the digitally recorded images.
The propriety of the used algorithms for 2D and 3D measurements on data sets can be verified by both test images which can be loaded from the root directory of the installation medium. Both test images have to be classified as image type NoType (2D) resp. NoType (3D) and analyzed by the Calibration analysis. The error of each such measurement should be within the standard deviation displayed in column norm value.

 

OnyxCeph³™ can import, store, manage and evaluate treatment-relevant 2D and 3D image records. For this a self-consistent evaluation concept is applied that treats the information gathered by different methods as individual reproduction of the issue to be analyzed. This allows the parallel use of traditionally established methods and new technologies within one and the same system.

OnyxCeph³™ manages all data practice - and patient related in its SQL database. The program can be used on stand-alone computers or in networks with central database on a server or with a computer serving as database server.

In addition to metric and angular measurements, the image data can be used to design treatment aids for tooth and jaw adjustments (dental arch models, bracket transfer trays, splints and other orthodontic appliances) and output them in 2D and 3D file format. Use of these data for manufacturing is possible only after further processing with third-party software applications.

OnyxCeph³™ is classified as standalone health software intended to be used specifically for managing, maintaining or improving dental health of individual persons, or the delivery of care. OnyxCeph³™ is not an embedded device software.

 

This manual includes general, technical, and application information  for the OnyxCeph³™ software package independent . A functional description of single parts and modules of the main application OnyxCeph³™ can be found in section User Interface.  In the manual, links are provided at appropriate places to detailed information in the OnyxCeph³™ online document collection DokuWiki are provided.