Enjoy a Better Patient Experience With the iTero Dental Scanner

At Dentistry at LaSalle in Burlington, Ontario, we always love new technology because it continuously improves patients’ experience. Speaking of technology, we are excited to let our patients know that we have an iTero dental scanner that offers seamless scanning. Appointments are now quicker, and no more traditional, messy impressions. Sounds good? If yes, why don’t you book an appointment today with our dental office to experience this state-of-the-art technology first-hand?

What is iTero?

To truly appreciate the innovativeness of the iTero digital scanner, you first have to understand how traditional impressions are taken. Here, you bite on a wet, cold, and gooey dental cement to recreate the model of your teeth and other oral structures. Not only is this method uncomfortable and messy, but it’s also inaccurate sometimes.

The iTero dental scanner uses a handheld wand to capture thousands of pictures of your mouth to create a 3D model of your teeth. Once the 3D image is rendered, your dentist can have an in-depth view of your mouth (via a screen), including impossible angles that you would never see in any mirror.

And that’s not all. The iTero technology enables the dentist to select a tooth and rotate it to allow the patient to see the entire tooth. Ultimately, you can see angles of your teeth that you have never seen before. Plus, this technology can simulate your treatment plan so that you can have a “sneak peek” of how your final treatment outcome will look like. What more would you want?

Benefits of an iTero dental scanner

At Dentistry at LaSalle, we believe that tried and tested technology improves the speed, safety, and experience of patients. It’s for this reason that we have invested in iTero technology. Here are some ways that iTero dental scanning benefits our patients.

• Skip the messy impressions: While traditional impressions do the job, the reality is that they are uncomfortable, messy, and often leave an unpleasant smell in your mouth. With the iTero dental scanner, you don’t have to bite an unpleasant goopy material. The iTero system uses a small handheld device to fit in your mouth without creating any discomfort.
• Accuracy: The gag-inducing impression is pretty accurate, but the iTero digital scanner is multiple times more accurate. iTero digital scanner generates incredibly detailed and precise models of your teeth and gums, far beyond what conventional impressions can deliver. Accurate impressions result in appliances that fit comfortably.
• Speed: Traditional impressions have to be curated, which is time-consuming. However, with the iTero dental scanner, the results are instant! In fact, the dentist views the images while you are still seated in the chair. Do you know what this means? Quicker dental appointments and faster turnaround in fabricating dental appliances.
• Ease of use: The handheld device is tolerated by many patients, making the dentist’s job easy — no more repeat jobs or struggling with patients with a strong gag reflex.

The iTero dental scanner not only delivers a fantastic experience for patients but also gives them the confidence that the treatment will work. Want to see how the iTero dental scanner can fit into your dental care plan? If you are in Burlington, ON, and its environs, why don’t you dial (905) 634-9090 to book an appointment with Dr. Swati Khanna of Dentistry at LaSalle?