This just in. Patients do not like having an impression taken.

Say “Thank-you Dr. Obvious.”

You’re welcome.

It’s a digital world now. Dentition can be scanned intra-orally. No more chairside drama. No more patients squirming uncomfortably in the chair. No high anxiety, no gag reflex and…

NO MORE PHYSICAL IMPRESSIONS.

Possibly the best news? 

With virtual impressions, the information can be downloaded directly to the lab to produce CAD/CAM restorations.

That means…No chance of valuable impressions or models getting lost or damaged, improved model accuracy, with no patient contamination, and visibly cleaner preparations.

It also means the lab can create your restorations on a solid model that captures all the dies in one, with no movement, and no die spacer required.

All of these improvements translate into, giving you restorations that actually fit with little or no adjustments.

You also get greater accuracy when restoring multiple units, too.

All of this means big cost savings for you!  But the real saving is time…and that’s a discussion for next time.