Previewing your new smile: Here’s how digital dentistry helps you
Maybe you’d like to restore your smile, but you’re not quite sure. Perhaps you want to see how a new smile suits you before you commit.
If you want to see how your new smile looks before starting any treatment, Digital Smile Design could be the answer.
Digital Smile Design:
Preview your new smile before you begin.
Julie did, and this is how it went for her
Before Treatment
Digital Design & Preview
(simulated image)
Treatment Complete
After design, Julie’s smile transfmoration took 6 months, and used a combination of dental implants, porcelain veneers and gum contouring
Digital Dentistry:
Preview, Precision and Predictability
Preview: Using the latest Digital Smile Design software to give you a realistic photo preview of how your new smile could look.
Precision: We can measure, design and create to a fraction of a millimetre, producing restorations that fit perfectly.
Predictability: A fully digital-led process means you can be confident that your end result matches your original smile preview.
This helps us choose the best option to help you achieve your new smile
Digital dentistry and dental implants
It’s vital that your dental implants are positioned exactly where they’re needed, and digital has a big part to play in this.
We’ll use your 3D CBCT scan, digital teeth scan and advanced design software to precisely plan your implant positions. A 3D printed guide helps us make sure this is exactly how your implants are fitted in real life.
At No.4, Digital is built into everything we do
Digital is not just for the ‘wow’ smile makeovers, we use it every day.
Every time you come for your regular dental health check, we’ll do a digital scan of your teeth. You can see your teeth on screen to better understand about your teeth and your dental health.
Over time, your scans build up a picture of any changes to your teeth and gums so we can map and monitor, then treat at the right time
Smile Makeover with Digital Design
Watch a new smile taking shape
We can use the latest technology to plan your treatment ahead, and help you to visualise the final outcome before we begin.
Smile Makeover with Digital Design
A full real-life case from start to finish
Julie came to No.4 with front teeth and restorations in poor shape.
Using digital design, we were able to plan all her treatment, up to the final outcome before we began, so Julie knew just what to expect from her new smile.
Intra-oral Photographic Scans
How would you like to have no more messy putty impressions? Now you can see your teeth on screen instead.
The scanner creates a digital 3D image of your teeth and gums in just 2 minutes. This means we can see your teeth on screen in detail, and we can show, discuss and plan your treatment with you.
This helps you to understand and visualise your teeth, and we can show you how your final result will look, all thanks to digital smile design.
We use the Medit i900 intra-oral scanner. Medit are based in Seoul, South Korea and produce some of the world’s best scanners.
Digital 3D CBCT scans
For your dental implant treatment to go predictably and smoothly, it’s important that it’s planned fully and in detail.
CBCT gives us a 3D X-ray view so we can measure and assess your teeth and jaws. This means we can tell you how your treatment will progress before we start.
Your CBCT scan will also tell us about the condition of your jawbone, and whether we need to improve this as part of your treatment
3D printing in Digital Dentistry
3D printing is becoming ever more popular in dentistry.
It’s an efficient, reliable, accurate way to produce models and appliances. This means that 3D printing can help to improve the flow of your treatment, with less time waiting between appointments.
We can use 3D printing for dental models (pictured) to show and check how your finished smile and bite will look. It’s also widely used in dental implant treatments, for implant-positioning guides or a set of temporary teeth to fit directly onto your implants.
