Thursday, August 4, 2022

No More Goopy Impressions

At McClellan Orthodontics we have made orthodontics treatment even easier with the use of our iTero Digital Impression Scanner. This state-of-the-art scanner allows our well-trained team members to take accurate 3D digital images of your mouth. By taking digital scans we eliminate the need for traditional putty impressions, putting you on the fast track to starting your orthodontic treatment.

The iTero scanner is all about patient comfort. It delivers digital impressions that are much more accurate than traditional dental impression. The iTero scanner is completely safe and does not expose our patients to any sort of radiation. The best part is…the iTero scanner is fast and accurate.

Traditional dental impressions can be unpleasant because the patient needs to wait for several minutes, with their teeth held in place while the alginate material sets. Patients with a strong gag reflex may struggle with this traditional procedure. The putty material is not strongly flavored, but it may prove to be too much for some patients, which can cause gagging or throwing up while the goopy putty sets.

iTero Digital impressions eliminate the goopy impression material and increase productivity, efficiency, and accuracy. During the impressions process, your mouth is scanned with a radiation-free laser, and in as little as two to three minutes, the laser renders a digitally perfect, 3D impression of your teeth and soft tissue structures. This 3D model of your mouth that can be used for all your orthodontic treatment needs. And rather than needing to mail off impressions made using the traditional alginate, Dr. McClellan can send the impressions over to the laboratory almost immediately.

iTero Digital Impression Benefits

  • Improved quality impressions ensure better fitted orthodontic appliances 
  • No goopy and gaggy putty alginate  
  • Whole mouth scans can be completed in under 10 minutes 
  • An eco-friendly solution that eliminates the need for plastic trays and the materials used for traditional impressions

Improving the patient experience is one of the top priorities at McClellan Orthodontics and the iTero Digital Scanner helps us create the best possible orthodontic care for our patients.

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