An Investment in Our Patients’ Safety, Health, and Comfort!
More Information With Less Radiation Some of the most troubling cavities are the ones that form between two teeth. Called interproximal cavities, these cavities can go unnoticed until they start to cause pain. Your dentist takes an X-ray of your teeth in order to spot interproximal cavities before they become a big problem. The iTero 5D scanner is also able to identify interproximal cavities without exposing patients to radiation. While the radiation from a dental X-ray is minimal, the less radiation you are exposed to in general, the better! Scan the QR code on the other side to view our hygienist, Lauren, identifying an interproximal cavity from an iTero 5D scan she just took! We can also tell if a stain is just a stain and if there is no decay or cavity. Sometimes, we want to verify that the spot is healthy. A New Spectrum of Dental Care Dental health scans conducted with the iTero 5D scanner collect a bunch of useful information. In addition to checking for interproximal cavities, the iTero 5D scanner also creates the same images needed to make Invisalign retainers, whitening trays, or nightguards. This means that if you get home after an appointment and decide you do want to get a nightguard after all, or if your dog ate your whitening trays, you likely won’t have to come back in for those scans. We will already have them on file, saving you time and trips to the office. The iTero Element 5D scanner is a very sophisticated piece of equipment that will do a lot to help improve our patients’ oral health.
Technology is at the core of Exceptional Smiles at Landerbrook’s practice because we know that if we can add to the safety, health, and comfort of our patients, it’s just the right thing to do! We recently introduced some new technology at our office that will benefit you and your oral health. How does our new iTero Element 5D allow you to take charge of your health? Our new iTero Element 5D scanner is the first integrated dental imaging system that records 3D, intra-oral color, and near-infrared imaging (NIRI) scans simultaneously. What does this mean for those who don’t speak “dentist”? Basically, the iTero 5D scanner gives patients more information about their oral health while allowing them to spend less time in the dentist’s chair.
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