Advances in Digital Impression Taking

An accurate impression is fundamental to a successful restorative outcome. Conducting digital impression procedures with an intra-oral scanner can provide consistent, accurate results, as well as other benefits for the clinician, patient, and dental laboratory. Digital impression taking allows precisely completed preparations for all types of restorations, from single-unit cases, to full arch bridges, and multiple implant applications. Additionally, current intra-oral scanner are capable of connecting to CAD/CAM scanners, allowing the restorative doctor to take the digital impression, make any occlusal modifications chair-side, and send the file to the laboratory to design the restoration. This program will review the step by step process for digital impression taking, and the increasing importance of the partnership between the dentist and the lab.