Intraoral scanners are dental devices used to capture and map a patient’s oral cavity. The device is composed of a wand that is attached to a computer with a cord. The dental professional uses the wand to glide across all surfaces of the top and bottom Teeth. As the wand moves through the mouth, the computer software captures a digital 3D model of the patient’s teeth.
This type of dental equipment has seen an increase Inaccuracy has become easier to use since they were first created. Because of These many dental practices have started including this type of dental equipment In their everyday use.

The benefits of intraoral scanners in Dentistry

• Patient comfort
  • One of the most important benefits of using an intraoral scanner is patient comfort. As mentioned, before intraoral scanners, physical impressions had to be made. This was an uncomfortable process for the patient and left room for humans and environmental errors.
  • Traditional Dental impressions were taken with an alginate mold and jelly-like material. The dental professional would mix the thick, sticky material and insert the mold tray into the patient’s mouth. Then they would wait for the material to solidify, which could take between two and three minutes. Once dry, the hardened material created a mold of the teeth.
  • Unfortunately, the traditional impression method was difficult to tolerate for the few minutes that it took for the mold to harden. The trays were large, and when pressed against the teeth, the excess mold material would be pushed further into the patient’s mouth. For patients with a strong gag reflex, waiting two to three minutes was difficult.
  • Traditional dental impression material was also sensitive to environmental factors. These could ruin the quality of the impression, which could mean re-taking impressions. Heat, humidity, and human error could all lead to having to take impressions again. This was due to it being impossible to see the condition of the impression until it was dried.
  • Thankfully, the introduction of intraoral scanners to dental impressions alleviated these problems. The wand of the scanners is small and can be easily angled for patient comfort. There is also no need to wait several minutes for the mold material to be finished solidifying. Nor do patients have to taste or feel the sticky material in their mouths.