Saturday, April 7, 2012

New! Intra-oral scanning technology!! Bye-bye impressions!

Having impressions taken is probably the one area that patients are most apprehensive about. Especially if they have to be taken again or the patient has had a bad experience. Unfortunately, when starting out on the ortho highway there are usually quite a few more impressions waiting along down the road. Good news for everyone and that is the age of digital impressions are finally upon us.

Intra oral scan ensures a more accurate impression, which results in improved orthodontic treatment. An accurate impression is the foundation of the accurate study model required for effective treatment planning and orthodontic care. Conducting a digital impression procedure with the intra oral scanner provides consistent, superior results, as well as numerous other benefits for the clinician, patient, and dental laboratory. It also provided state-of-the-art diagnostics and the ability to communicate electronically with referring doctors and patients.
Of course, the market is already saturated with competition! here are a few of the latest and best rated intraoral scanners on the market:

The TRIOS digital intraoral impression scanner does not require spray to coat the patient’s teeth, making scanning a fast and patient-comfortable process that doesn't affect accuracy by adding material to teeth surfaces.

Made by 3Shape, the TRIOS has cool 3D screen displays a real-time 3D visualization of the impression being built up during scanning.

The iOC Scanner, a digital orthodontic impression system powered by iTero, ensures a more accurate impression from the start, which results in improved orthodontic treatment .At $35,000,  this is quite an impressive piece of equipment.

Full arch scan can be done in 6-8 minutes with no messy clean up.  After approval of the digital impression, the orthodontist or assistant sends the digital impression to Cadent for final modeling and requested services.

250,000 Restorations CompletediTero Digital Impression System from Align Technology is  one of the best sellerson the market today. iTero enables the dentist to take a powder-free digital scan of the patient’s teeth and bite, make any necessary adjustments in real-time, and then transmit the file via a wireless Internet connection to a Cadent-partnering laboratory for further processing. With a mere 18 seconds of actual scanning, iTero is tough to beat!




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