Whether your practice focuses on restorative dentistry, orthodontics, or implant cases, you need to take impressions often. You may have noticed that dentistry is now all about streamlining workflow without compromising quality or precision. Digital impressions do just that—while eliminating steps that introduce errors plus slow down the process. Here are just five of the reasons why dental offices should be using digital intraoral scanners.
1. Fast Scanning
Carestream Dental’s CS 3600 and CS 3500 intraoral scanners make your digital impression workflow fast and easy, acquiring precise, true color, 2D and 3D digital impressions in less time, with fewer steps, than doing it the old way. Digital scanning provides an acquisition method with superior results, compared to using traditional PVS impressions. A big bonus to the process is the scanner’s ability to capture dual arches faster and more efficiently than any other method. Processing is eliminated, and the image is available onscreen immediately.
2. DPMS integration
The CS 3600 and CS 3500 work as part of the integrated CS Solutions portfolio, or as a standalone solution in a practice’s restorative workflow. Both scanners integrate with patient relationship management products and services with a variety of dental practice management software (DPMS) solutions so you can see your results instantly. And this results in quick and seamless communication with patients, dental labs, referring practitioners, and insurance companies as well.
3. Portable/USB connection
CS 3600 and CS 3500 intraoral scanners can be moved effortlessly from operatory to operatory, wherever they are needed. They don’t require a tangle of cables, or moving other equipment around on trolleys. This contributes to saving time between procedures and patients.
4. Open format .STL
.STL = standard industry file format. This provides the capability to import digital scans into another company’s system, offering dedicated scanning workflows for implant-borne prosthetic planning, orthodontic digital models, appliance fabrication, and other technology like CAD/CAM, 3D printers, guided surgery systems, treatment planning software, etc. Both of Carestream Dental’s intraoral scanners have been validated for use with the 3M Incognito Appliance System, and the CS 3600 is compatible with Ormco Corporation’s Insignia system.
5. More Comfortable for Patients
No one liked the gloppy goop. No one much cared for the powder either. Patients are not only tolerating, but beginning to really appreciate digital impressioning. The ergonomically designed, rounded tips are more comfortable, plus autoclavable and reusable. And once the impressions are captured, CS Model software creates digital models in stunning HD 3D that patients actually enjoy looking at.