Digital scan: no more uncomfortable impression-taking
Orthodontics is being fundamentally transformed by digital technology, promising a more efficient and more comfortable future across the board. The centrepiece of digitisation is the
3D scanner — a camera taking thousands of images per second, with accompanying software that produces a digital model of the teeth and gums accurate to a hundredth of a millimetre. Thanks to digital technology, traditional impressions are no longer needed — they were unpleasant for many people and carried numerous opportunities for error.