It’s not a wave of the future; it’s here now. Precise 3D dental scanning helps dentists see exactly what’s happening in your mouth in excellent detail so you can get the best treatment. One 3D scanner, the Carestream CS 3500 intraoral scanner, is used by many San Diego Dentist Association members and is a simple device that’s overflowing with remarkable technology to provide patients more accurate crowns and other restorations with fewer issues and no pain.
In some cases, dental impressions are a thing of the past with 3D scanning technology.
This modern tool is small, easy for dentists to handle and creates a computerized picture of whatever your dentist needs to see for accuracy and quality of treatment. With 3D imaging, your dental appointment can be quicker, more convenient, hassle-free and precisely targeted to your needs.
A 3D Dental Scanner For Today’s Dentists
The small and light CS3500 digital scanner is amazing technology that can scan up to 16 mm deep and at multiple angles. All you have to do as the patient is relax as your chosen dentist and this technology work together for your benefit. The device has preprogrammed guidance built-in so that the dentist can pay attention to you and your needs while the device does its work.
Even better, 3D dental scanning doesn’t just work for new patients and new needs. Dental impressions taken in the past can be easily converted to this modern new technology, helping a dentist who has treated you in the past understand the best way to take care of your crowns and other restorations that were placed with the aid of impressions. In this way, 3D scanning serves as a bridge between the old way of doing things and the simpler, better modern way. That means you don’t get left behind because your records include impressions instead of digital scans.
Dentists and their staff members have more time for patient care because of the special computer software involved in dental scanning, which stores records in one safe place. That means administration is easy and inexpensive, saving the dentist money and time – and saving you costs and hassles.
While this is an amazingly clever kind of dental device, the underlying idea is really quite simple: It’s a top-notch digital scanner connected to a computer by USB, making the system as portable as any laptop.
Ease Of Use Means Excellent Reliability For You
Whether your SDDA dentist is left-handed or right-handed, 3D scanning with the CS3500 digital scanner is equally easy. Because the device is so simple to use, it’s very practical for a dentist to devote their attention to their patient rather than dealing with all the hassles of impressions or all the knobs, buttons, bells and whistles of previous generations of dental scanning technology.
The device can be placed into a feedback mode that projects two lights to guide the dentist perfectly, helping them quickly make any changes required to their scanning technique to keep within the parameters of the scanner. In just a few minutes, almost any dentist can create a complete scan of your mouth.
In guide mode, the CS3500 digital scanner used by many SDDA dentists can function as a training tool for new staff so that each dental professional at the practice is prepared to offer the highest level of care to patients.
The image created by 3D dental scanning is in full color, giving your dental team a clear and easy to understand view of which areas shown are soft tissue and which are enamel, dentin or other types of tissue – essential information when you require treatment below the gum line where dentists once had to work in the dark and without full information. This is also a remarkable step up from the black-and-white technology of x-rays and other kinds of scans.
All information gather is saved in a computer file for when you return to the dental office for additional treatment, saving time in the future and allowing for comparison.
Today’s dental scanners are the natural progression for smart dental offices that put patients first every step of the way. Dental scanning gathers most kinds of information in less than 3 minutes with no pain, no hassle, no mess and no discomfort.
You deserve the best in dental care, and that’s why you deserve a San Diego Dentist Association dental professional. Why not reach out to an SDDA practice now for more information about 3D digital scanning?