Dental work can be a difficult prospect, and one of the most significant challenges seen today is the reconstruction of damaged teeth. While it usually works out, in the end, it has been made much more comfortable today with the introduction of 3D scanners like the Intero Digital Scanner.
Imaging for Restorative Work
The job of these scanners is to take a digital image of the patient’s mouth, creating a 3D image that is far more detailed than the 2D models that have been used in the past. With these exquisite scans, dental professionals can perform restorative work which includes:
- Crowns
- Implants
- Veneers
While this is a very important function, it is just one thing that the scanner can help with.
Diagnosing Problems
Many dental problems can plague a patient as you already know and these scans can help orthodontists diagnose them. This will aid in creating treatment plans and most importantly, will help them to keep the problem from spreading. These scanners are much more advanced and are quickly becoming a part of mainstream dentistry.
A More Open Solution
While the Itero Digital Scanner is far from being the only one of its type on the market it is much better in that the scans are much more open and that they can be shared with other doctors. They will be better at providing good patient outcomes and ultimately achieve the end goal: profit and patient wellness.
Ultimately the scanner makes use of a wand that is moved around the patient’s mouth, capturing thousands of frames every second. These will be pieced together by the software to create a complete image on the mouth. The wand is extremely useful as it makes it so that the scan can be taken regardless of how wide the patient can open their mouth.
With innovations like this, it is plain to see that the dental industry is moving forward at an amazing pace and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.