How Exactly Can 3D Dental Scans Help Dentists?

Have you ever experienced that moment where you need to have an X-ray of your teeth because the dentist has to check it? And then they have to do it again and again because you need it for different sections? Say goodbye to that painful process and hello to 3D dental scans!

Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT), the technology used for 3D scanning dental needs, was initially used by a German dentist, Otto Walkoff. He only used an old model where he started the procedure with a glass receptor in his mouth while he was on the floor of his clinic. It was a 25-minute long process. He was also the first dentist who invented dental radiograph.

3D laser scanning is now used these days. No more 2D views from an old X-ray machine. The process is far more comfortable to both the dentist and especially the patient. A handheld 3D dental scanner is used by the dentist. They put it inside the mouth and rotate all over the teeth and gums. It is connected to a monitor where the image is transported live.  

Benefits of 3D Dental Scans

•         More detailed – dentist will get access to your mouth in very clear and accurate images. It can be zoomed in on places that the dentist needs to focus on. Whether on your jaw, top of the teeth or the gums, every place can be seen clearly.
•         Faster – not only it is much more comfortable but it is also much faster. The image created by the scanner is transported live to the monitor. Every detail can be seen already by the dentist and the patient alike. The dentist only has to go through the mouth of the patient twice, one for the upper set of teeth and another for the lower part.
•         Safer – since the mouth is connected to many things in the face like tissues, veins, nerves, blood vessels, it can be very dangerous if the dentist touch a wrong nerve. With 3D dental scans, the probability of it happening is almost zero percent. With how advanced the images are, they can detect the problem and give a proper answer to the condition the patient is in. Moreover, it reduces the amount of radiation exposure a person can get.

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Uses Of 3D Dental Scans

These 3D dental scans have tons of purpose. One of the most common uses of it is for 3D printed dentures. With the help of 3D dental scanners, dentures will be more accurate and much more comfortable to wear. Another one is surgical guides.

Before surgery, just like surgeons, dentists can practice on a guide and do a practice procedure there before the actual thing. It can help with the confidence and precision of the dentist.

Another benefit of 3D dental scans is for 3D printing tooth or crown and jacket. There are times when you just need on a tooth or a jacket for a chipped tooth. Scanning the old tooth you have or designing a new one for the removed on is easy.

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