What is the Primescan Intraoral Scanner?
Primescan is a digital scanner that scans your mouth to enable your dentist to capture a direct optical impression. Impressions are required to create customized dental appliances, crowns, bleaching trays, and impressions for implants. Most adults have bad memories of standard pink alginate dental impressions. The pink goo sits in your mouth for at least 60 seconds as you fight your gag reflex and try to ignore the unpleasant taste.
With the intraoral scanner technology and our Primescan, we can create an impression of the surface of all your teeth in just a few minutes. The little device fits comfortably in your mouth and delivers precise images to the screen. We can take very detailed pictures of the surface of your teeth, gums, or jawline.
What are the Benefits of Intraoral Scanning?
Dental scanning devices enable us to obtain a high-quality image without causing you unnecessary discomfort. The lab produces more exact products as a result of the detailed images. The camera records every element of the surface, but they ignore superfluous details. Scanning, like other advanced dentistry technologies, can help our patients have a better experience in our office in a variety of ways, including:
- There are no plastic trays to trigger a patient's gag reflex.
- More precise data to assist in the design of your crown or retainer.
- The scan is painless and extremely precise.
- Digital files can be sent and stored immediately.
How Does the Intraoral Scanner Work?
First, your dentist will take a picture of your tooth or an area of your mouth that we will focus on. Then we place the digital scanner in your mouth and move it across the tooth or tooth's surface. The photograph results are captured and will be displayed on a monitor that is next to you. A complete impression of your teeth takes around a minute to capture.
Our staff and patients will be able to get the most out of their dental care using our new Primescan technology.
