Gag-Free Impressions: Digital Dentures

Dental anxiety is enough to make patients want to stay at home, and adding the stress of getting impressions will only make them more hesitant to attend their appointment.

Impressions are a vital part of the denture-making process, as it’s a model of your teeth and mouth from which prosthetics can be designed around. When a denturist is taking your impressions, both the oozing material and bulky tray may trigger your gag reflex and make the experience much more unpleasant.

This dilemma gave rise to new and less invasive dental technology that allows professionals to perform procedures in a shorter time while keeping patients as comfortable as possible.

The completely digitized approach will help put patients at ease while providing a higher quality and more personalized experience. With Digital dentures, you’ll be in and out of our chair in no time.

The Problem With Conventional Impressions

Taking dental impressions can be a struggle, especially if you have a sensitive gag reflex.

Not only is having a bulky tray filled with cold material in your mouth uncomfortable, but a triggered gag reflex can affect the result of the impression. A new impression will have to be taken, forcing patients to undergo the uncomfortable experience a second time with no guarantee that it’ll yield better results.

So what can be done to eliminate the discomfort and time wasted? Digital dentistry opens the door to gag-free impressions.

What are Digital Dentures & Their Benefits?

Rather than suffer through the tedious process of getting a conventional impression, Digital impressions can create a model of your teeth using a digital scanning of your mouth.

High-resolution 3D images of patients’ mouths are recorded at every possible angle using intra-oral scanner, ensuring the prosthetic fits like a charm.

An intra-oral scanner takes highly accurate scans of your teeth in under five minutes, and the best part is that you’ll never have to retake an impression. Since the scan is digitized, the image is saved and can be reused in case of a broken or lost denture.

Conventional dentures typically require more than 5 appointments to get the dentures completed, where they’ll be subjected to fittings, impressions, and other necessary procedures. Digital dentures, on the other hand, only require as little as 2-3 visits, one of which is designed to scan the teeth and the other to receive the new prosthetic.

Previous denture wearers will know that replacing their dentures can be incredibly costly and time-consuming. Replacement copies of Digital dentures are much more affordable and don’t require new impressions, as the design’s scans have been previously saved.

Ready For Your New Smile?

Tooth replacement treatments have never been easier.

The creation of Digital dentures has provided patients with a less invasive and more efficient tooth replacement solution that’ll have them flashing their new smiles in no time.

Our team of expert denturists at Apple Denture & Implant Solutions strives to provide exceptional customer service and the highest quality dental care to all of our patients.

Reach out to us to learn more about how Digital dentures work and book your complimentary consultation today.