Digital Impressions And Analog Impressions | All Smiles Dental Spa

Digital Impressions And Analog Impressions |All Smiles Dental Spa

In the early 1970s, when François Duret introduced the processes of CAD / CAM, it became clear that there was a digital transformation on the side of the dental industry. Today more innovative and advanced techniques, such as Digital Printing and analog printing have been exchanged for traditional laboratory methods, which improve the diagnostics process and facilitate treatment.

Now, conventional laboratory techniques have been exchanged for more innovative and advanced technologies in order to improve diagnostic procedures and facilitate treatment.

Digital Impressions

The aim of digital impressions is to be patient, easier and quicker to complete. An intraoral scanner similar to an ordinary photo or video camera will take them on the screen. High-quality video or photographs now can be acquired by digital scanners and provide clear pictures of what is necessary to improve the patient's oral health and esthetics.

Analog Impressions

This method includes the use of elastic printing materials in dental stone. It is actually a negative feeling of the patient's teeth and soft tissues. The materials used are semi-liquid or liquid when ready to be placed in the mouth. Depending on the specific material used, it could take several minutes to thicken and become elastic.

Finally, the evidence to show that the advantages of digital impressions overlook the traditional analog approach is still inadequate. Both techniques at this point appear to be equally accurate.