Digital dental impression

An impression has a different meaning in life, but in dentistry, an impression is a negative form of teeth or other tissues of the oral cavity.

Digital impressions allow the dentists to create a virtual, computer-generated replica of the hard and soft tissues in the mouth using optical scanning devices. Digital technology captures clear and highly accurate impressions in a minute, without the need for traditional impression materials that some patients find inconvenient and messy.

The digital impression is recorded using an intraoral optical scanning device that uses visible blue or white light projecting from the tips of the scanner which is connected to an internal camera. The tip is moved over the surface of the teeth and gums and the recorded data is transferred to a computer. The recorded data is sent via e-mail to the laboratory and used to create restorations without the need for stone models. 

 Benefits of digital impression

Digital impressions

1.Digital accuracy

2.Teeth delivered on the same day of impression

3.Less chair time due to its improved accuracy

4.No need for distasteful impression materials that cause the patients to gag

5.Patients can see their impression on-screen chairside

6.Reduces the possibility of impression taking errors

7.More comfortable to the patients

8.Digital impression errors can be corrected within seconds by retaking the scan immediately

9.Green dentistry and eco-friendly aspects include eliminating the need for disposable plastic bags and impression materials