Cerec Blue Cam Digital Camera
I have heard it estimated that in the next five years 31% of all dental impressions will be captured digitally. So why are so many dentists making the investment? I have had the opportunity to take digital impressions with the Cerec System by Sirona for the last few years. Both as a practitioner and as an educator I love the technology and I have experienced many advantages. The foundation of the advantages is that you get to see your own preparations and the final impression and model in real-time while the patient is still present. One of the most frustrating things in private practice is getting a call from the lab that an impression I took has flaws. Often there is no question, and we will have to call the patient and have them come back in, get them numb, take off the provisional and take a new impression. This is an in inconvenience for the patient, diminishes the productivity of the procedure and can potentially impact how the patient feels about our office. Other times the lab is calling so that Continue reading »
