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Digital Dentistry

The evolution of technology, has greatly benefited dentistry.

Especially in the field of Prosthοdontics, we have gained possibilities that allow us to work faster and more efficiently, while making your life easier.

Remember, for example, the impressions we used to use when we wanted to take measurements of your teeth?

In our practice, we now use digital impressions with an intraoral scanner (3D scanner) for these tasks.

Teeth and gum impressions are taken using a special scanner, a device that uses light to take 3D pictures of your mouth and transfer them to a computer.

Using the scanner

makes the impression process easier and quicker
the impression is taken without triggering the gag reflex
The resulting digital impressions are very accurate.

The digital impressions can be used by us and our dental technician to

digitally design the work we will do on your teeth
digitally design the changes to your smile

Let’s say we want to make a bridge for your teeth.

After taking a digital impression, our dental technician designs the prosthesis in a special program and instructs special cutting machines to make the bridge with great precision.

We can also digitally design your new smile and 3D print the resulting moulds to try your new smile in your mouth before we start your treatment.

Technology makes our job easier and allows us to work with great precision.

It also makes it easier for you to receive the highest quality dental treatment.

THE PROCESS OF A DIGITAL PROSTHODONTIC TREATMENT

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After

From the very first moment of treatment, the digital design of the teeth and smile is made.

In a special program, teeth are designed based on the instructions given by the dentist to the dental technician.

Before

Our patient had crowns and bridges in the upper jaw, made 20 years ago.

He wished to replace the prosthesis with a new one and provide a uniform appearance to his smile, both in color and tooth position.

After

After the digital design, the 3D printing results in the cast that we use to fabricate the provisional restorations.

Here, provisional restorations have been placed on the teeth so that we can evaluate the digital design and implement any changes that may be needed before moving on to the final work.

Before

The design of the new teeth intended to balance the occlusal plane, correct the midline and widen the dental arch.

After

Impression of the teeth is done digitally.

It is possible to overlay the images of the design on the teeth, so the differences between the provisional restorations and the final work are only those requested by the dentist.

Before

At the provisional stage, it was determined that the left side of the patient’s smile needed additional widening.

After

Final restorations placed in the mouth.

With the possibilities of technology, the provisional and final restorations look very similar and there are no unpleasant surprises for our patients when the final restorations are delivered.

Before

Provisional restorations, placed in the mouth

After

Patient’s smile after the treatment.

The final prosthesis, achieved all the changes requested after the evaluation of the provisional teeth.

Before

Patient’s smile before the treatment.

Restoration of the maxilla with crowns, bridges and porcelain veneers

Questions

Will my treatment be more expensive because you use the scanner?
No. The intraoral scanner is a very expensive piece of dental equipment, but this does not affect the cost of the work you will be doing.
Why is digital work more accurate?
With traditional methods of prosthetic work, the accuracy of the the prosthesis depends on changes in the dimensions of the materials we use.
Now we can capture the teeth and create new teeth with the precision that technology offers.
When do you use the intraoral scanner?
When we want to make crowns, bridges and splints and when we digitally design your smile.
Does the intraoral scanner use radiation?
No, it uses light.

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