More and more of the world is becoming digitized over time. Movies, music, and pictures have been digital for a while now, making it even easier for them to be created, edited, and distributed across the world. Fortunately, this “digital revolution” has also touched dentistry, enabling your dentist in El Reno to provide high-quality, precise, and comfortable care in even less time. A prime example of this is the iTero Scanner. With it, your dentist can now take a completely digital impression of your teeth without using weird tasting and messy dental putty, providing an overall better patient experience that also leads to even better results for your smile.
Say Goodbye to Putty
Dental impressions are an extremely important part of dentistry because they allow your dentist to create a model of your teeth so they can customize treatments (such as crowns, veneers, and Invisalign) to fit your particular smile. Unfortunately, for a long time, this process called for the use of dental putty. If you’ve ever had an impression taken with it, we’re sure it wasn’t your favorite experience.
The putty itself isn’t the best tasting thing in the world, the sensation of having the warm goo in your mouth is unnerving, and it often travels down the throat and causes many patients to gag. But, with the iTero Scanner, your dentist is now able to forgo the putty altogether and create even better impressions.
How the iTero Scanner Works
When you come in to get an impression now, your dentist will simply need to use a small handheld device. This will be comfortably maneuvered throughout your mouth, taking hundreds of unique images as it goes. On a nearby monitor, you’ll see these images being “stitched” together to create a fully 3D impression of your teeth. The entire process usually takes about 5 minutes and is completely putty-free.
Not only is this much more patient-friendly, it also makes life easier for your dentist as well. The impressions created by the iTero Scanner are much more detailed than a traditional physical model, and because it’s digitized, the impression can be instantly sent to a dental lab so they can get to work on your restoration. This not only helps cut down on the turnaround time of your treatment, but it also ensures that it will fit better, last longer, and do even greater things for your smile.
Our Technology and You
At El Reno Family Dentistry, Dr. Adam Cohlmia and our team work diligently to stay on top of the latest advancements in dental technology so we can continue to improve the quality of care our patients experience. The iTero Scanner is just one of the advanced tools we use every day to create beautiful smiles for local families. Whenever you come to see us, you can trust that you’re getting the very best that 21st-century dentistry has to offer.
If you have any questions about the iTero Scanner, our technology, or if you’re ready to benefit from cutting-edge dentistry, contact us today for an appointment.