No More Gagging While Taking Dental Molds

 Did you ever have the experience of gagging on the molds you had to take in a dental office?  For many people it is one of the ‘bad’ memories of being at the dentist.  The “goop” is often one of the things patients complain about.  It is often bad tasting, uncomfortable, and claustrophobic.
Modern technology has combined the digital age with dentistry creating digital impressions and scans.  Most patients are familiar with digital x-rays at the dental office and hospitals.  Similar technology has finally reached dental offices with digital impression scans.
Digital scans are replacing the need to take traditional impressions. Now we can scan the tooth, mouth, and teeth for implant, crowns, bridges, and practically anything.  There are many different dental scanners and systems.  Some systems scan the image and send it to professional dental labs to finish the work.  Other systems scan the dental image and send it to a milling machine to make the crown in a few hours in-house, allowing the patient to have everything done in one visit.
Invisalign has an iTero scanner that works specifically with their system providing a seamless process.  With a few simple scans, the iTero can send all the digital information needed to give a patient a before and after in 45 seconds.  You can see your new smile in just under a minute.
So ask your dentist if they have made the switch to digital dentistry to the fullest by offering digital x-rays and scans.
Dr. Fang’s office is located at 27420 Tourney Road, Suite 280 in Valencia.  For more information, please call Dr. Fang at 661-253-0588 and visit www.drfangdds.com.