What is Digital Impressions?

Digital impressions represent cutting-edge technology that allows dentists to create a virtual, computer-generated replica of the hard and soft tissues in the mouth using lasers and other optical scanning devices. The digital technology captures clear and highly accurate impression data in mere minutes, without the need for traditional impression materials that some patients find inconvenient and messy. Many patients find digital impressions an easier and more comfortable procedure because traditional impression materials are avoided. The impression information then is transferred to a computer and used to create restorations, often without the need for stone models.

  • Improved image/impression quality for better-fitting restorations.
  • Less chair time.
  • No need for distasteful impression materials.
  • More comfortable, less anxious experience for patients.
  • Reduced possibility of impression-taking errors. 
  • The scan of the teeth can be completed in just three to five minutes.
  • Digital Impression can be stored electronically indefinitely.