Digital dental impression

WHAT IS iTERO®

iTero® is a scanner - for a digital dental impression that marks the start of your aligner therapy

With this innovative intraoral scanner, we offer patients at our orthodontic practice in Berlin a particularly precise procedure. Unpleasant silicone impressions that have to remain in the mouth for several minutes are now a thing of the past. They are replaced by contactless, pin-sharp 3D scans of your entire dentition. In colour, because this makes it easy to distinguish teeth and gums - for optimal clinical evaluation. Images that are immediately visible - to the doctor and to you as the patient in the treatment chair. So we can discuss directly what result you can look forward to after successful aligner therapy!

In addition, the scan data form the basis for designing finely tuned retainers for the stabilisation phase of your treatment.



Patient interview

THE iTERO® IN OUR PRACTICE

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WITHOUT CONVENTIONAL IMPRESSIONS

GENTLE AND PRECISE

A digital dental impression with iTero® changes everything

Simply open your lips - and the iTero® scanner glides gently through your mouth. While the practitioner scans first the lower jaw and then the upper jaw, you can follow on the monitor as the image comes together second by second - until your entire dentition appears in 3D.

We then send your data to the USA according to our specifications for further calculations. At your next appointment, you will see on the computer model what your corrected teeth will look like later.

And then? We order the aligners and give you your first Invisalign® set to take home straight away. This means you do not have to keep coming back to the practice. Invisalign® is a clear brace that you simply place over your teeth and that gradually corrects malocclusions.



iTERO® FROM A TECHNICAL PERSPECTIVE

6,000 images / second

Our iTero Element® represents the latest generation of intraoral scanning, offering our aligner therapy patients a completely contactless procedure. Colour scanning makes it easy to distinguish between teeth and gums. Our iTero Element® captures 6,000 images per second. When a new scan is created, the software automatically identifies start and end points, combines images in the correct order and immediately takes position changes into account.

Surrounding soft tissue is also detected and removed from the image. Effective 3D visualisation makes the entire dentition tangible on the display for both doctor and patient, freely rotatable. A special interface seamlessly integrates this scanner into all orthodontic practice workflows and provides connectivity with orthodontic laboratories, CAD/CAM laboratory systems and much more.



iTERO® AND CLINCHECK®

SEE THE RESULT IN ADVANCE

The data obtained from the iTero® scan forms the basis for the so-called ClinCheck®, the digital treatment plan. This ClinCheck® is the pivotal element of a successful, feasible treatment and reflects the experience and expertise of the treating doctor. It visualizes the planned movement of every tooth right at the beginning of aligner therapy - as a 3D simulation.

With ClinCheck®, you can see how the position of your teeth will change - from every angle. Invisalign® corrects malocclusions comfortably and virtually invisibly - for an even result and a radiant smile.