Intraoral Scanners

• What are intraoral scanners, and what are they used for?
• What are the benefits of intraoral scanners?
• Discover our range of revolutionary Meisinger intraoral scanners…

What Are Intraoral Scanners, And What Are They Used For?

A product of the digital dentistry revolution, intraoral scanners are handheld devices used by dentists and dental professionals that are able to produce 3D impressions of a patient’s teeth and gums. To enable this, they utilise a light source and image sensors to capture highly accurate images of the patient’s oral anatomy. From here, the scans can be used for a large range of purposes, including treatment planning, in particular, implant placements and creating restorations, creating digital impressions, and fabricating dental restorations. This is because the digital models created are then used to design and manufacture veneers, bridges, crowns and other dental prostheses. They are also used for some orthodontic processes, particularly for planning these treatments and for creating aligners and simulating the movement of teeth. Other uses include diagnosing periodontal disease and dental caries, monitoring the progress of dental treatments and assessing the effectiveness and accuracy of restorative procedures. Typically, intraoral dental scanners are considered an effective and efficient virtual alternative to traditional plaster models and impressions.

What Are The Benefits Of Intraoral Scanners?

• The first major benefit of intraoral scanners is that they allow for improved accuracy. Accurate digital impressions mean the restorations are a better fit for the patient’s teeth, ensuring optimal comfort. This not only ensures patient satisfaction but also ensures long-lasting, high-quality results.
• Anything digital has proven to have time-saving benefits for dentists and dental professionals, and intraoral scanners are no exception. Digital scanning has been found to be significantly faster than traditional impression-taking.
• Due to the absence of messy impression materials and non-invasive procedures, intraoral scanners are a particularly ideal solution for children and those who struggle with their gag reflex. It also means that taking impressions is a much more comfortable procedure for the patient.
• Intraoral scanners also allow for enhanced treatment planning, diagnosis, and patient communication due to their valuable insights.
• The digital workflow intraoral dental scanner aid also means that efficient communication can occur between patients, dentists, other dental professionals, and dental labs if and when required.

Discover Our Range Of Revolutionary Meisinger Intraoral Scanners…

We stock and distribute two expert intraoral scanners, which are part of Meisinger’s “Digital Chairside Solution” (DCS). The DCS system offers a complete digital chairside package for dentists and other dental professionals. It’s suitable for all dental prosthetics, allowing for maximum freedom when it comes to the choice of material and indication. The two scanners are the DCS Scanner and the DCS Wireless Scanner. Both are comparable to premium scanners and have been perfectly tailored to the chairside process. The wireless scanner, in particular, has up to 22 mm depth of focus. With no follow-up costs and an attractive price-performance ratio, these fast and precise intraoral scanners are the ideal addition to your surgery or practice.

We also stock some other intraoral dental scanner accessories, including the DCS Scan Tips and DCS Scan Cart.

For more information on any of the Intraoral Scanners we offer or on any of the other products that we stock and distribute, please click here to contact us. One of our team will be happy to help. For sales enquiries, please call J&S Davis on 01438 747344.