Digital Orthodontics? Today you see "digital" and "virtual" everything. In a previous post, I discussed an epiphany I had a few years back relating to the direction of orthodontic care. Since then, we've implemented some amazing technologies which promise to keep us the leader in orthodontic technology in our practice area.
After a long search, we acquired an intraoral scanner. An intraoral scanner takes thousands of pictures of the teeth in order to create a virtual 3d image of the mouth. 3d models of the mouth have been around for a long time. In fact, we've been using 3d models in our office for well over 20 years.
What's different now? We can use the digital scans to create a virtual smile. We know exactly the smile we're going to get ahead of time. Orthodontist have been doing that in their heads for a long time. Not to discount what an experienced orthodontist can do, because proper application of digital orthodontic treatment absolutely requires clinical experience. A newly minted orthodontist will not have a knowledge of how teeth move in the real world. Experience counts.
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