Most of us dread dental exams and often find them to be a frightening experience. Yet new technology today, including the oral scanner from Gusrom, can make the trip to the dentist so much easier! Picture yourself in a dentist’s chair, and instead of having to clamp down on icky, goopy stuff to take impressions of your teeth, your dentist scans your mouth with a handheld, pen-like instrument. It’s fast, painless and, most importantly, it’s extremely accurate!
An oral scanner is a slender, small handheld tool dental professionals use to capture digital impressions of your teeth and gum tissue. It resembles more of a pen than a traditional camera, but rather than taking pictures, it uses special technology to scan your mouth and create 3D images. These images are then used to create perfectly fitting crowns, bridges or other dental devices. No more trays and putty to gag on, just a simple scan and you are ready to go!
Traditionally, making an impression of teeth was a messy and time-consuming procedure. Patients had to sink their teeth into trays filled with goop and wait for it to harden so that the dentist could make a mold. This was painful and at times imprecise, resulting in poorly fitting dental appliances. But with oral scanners, that’s all gone. Dentists can now take accurate digital impressions in a matter of minutes, making the experience a lot less unbearable for all parties concerned.
The foremost advantage of an oral scanner is the speed and accuracy with which it diagnoses dental problems. Digital scans can be viewed on a computer screen immediately, so dentists can look at every corner of your mouth with pristine clarity. That means issues can be detected earlier and treated better, which can save you in time and money down the road. And, due to the clarity of the images, there’s less room for error, which means that that your dental treatment is more likely to be a successful procedure.
So it becomes a win-win situation when dentists leverage on oral scanner. For one, the procedure is infinitely more comfortable for patients, particularly individuals with a sensitive gag reflex. The scan is also more sustainable, without the use of disposable trays, the need for alginate or other messy impression materials. Moreover, the digital format of the images enables them to be stored conveniently and shared with other health professionals, thus enhancing patient care. And here’s a key one that we can’t overlook - digital oral scanners help dentists deliver better quality of care, ensuring better overall dental health for all!