What is Digital Dentistry?
Digital dentistry is on the rise. Learn how your practice can stay competitive and go digital with denpfz.
The state of digital dentistry in the U.S.
The digital dentistry revolution is here. Nearly 50% of the dentists in the United States currently use digital intraoral scanners. However 22% dentists across the country do not plan to transition from analog to a digital IOS in the next 3 years.
A deeper understanding around how digital dentistry and workflows function can help even the most digitally-skeptic dentists see the significant potential value of these innovative technologies for their practice.
What is digital dentistry?
Digital dentistry is an expansive term for all technologies and devices utilizing software, hardware, or other computational components to examine, diagnose, and treat patients more quickly and effectively than the analog, mechanical or electrical options previously available. Digital dentistry does not change the process for dental restoration procedures. Merely, it adds efficiency to the process of taking impressions, treatment planning, and allows for more accurate diagnoses.
Practices who adopt digital dentistry with denpfz see:
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The History of Intraoral Scanning
Digital scanning was first introduced in 1985 with the CEREC, the first commercially available digital impressioning system. When paired with CAD/CAM milling technology, the CEREC enabled the production of chairside ceramic restorations—pioneering the digital scanning and sophisticated restorations systems we know today. Like other digital technologies—computers, phones, tablets—intraoral scanners have gone through numerous iterations over the years, advancing from 2D black and white scans to full arch 3D scans in under 60 seconds.
Just as convenient as shopping online
Absolutely! With advanced digital dentistry tools, customizing teeth—whether for aligners, veneers, or dentures—is now as seamless as online shopping. Here’s how technology has transformed the process:
1. Digital Impressions (Goodbye, Gooey Molds!)
3D Intraoral Scanners: Replace messy traditional molds with a quick, painless scan (e.g., iTero or TRIOS). Results are instantly uploaded to the cloud.
2. AI-Powered Design & Preview
Virtual Smile Simulation: AI tools (like DentalMonitoring) show your expected results before treatment—similar to "try-on" filters for veneers or whitening.
Doctor Collaboration: Dentists remotely tweak designs (e.g., Invisalign’s ClinCheck software) and approve your custom plan.
3. Automated Manufacturing
3D Printing/CNC Milling: Your aligners, crowns, or veneers are fabricated robotically (e.g., SprintRay printers or CEREC mills) for sub-millimeter precision.
Fast Turnaround: Some same-day services (like "CEREC crowns in one visit") exist, but most m
Digital Dentistry and CAD/CAM Technology
CAD/CAM dentistry is a critical part of the digital lab process, allowing dentists to create complex, accurate restorations quickly and efficiently. Both dental practices and labs use software with CAD/ CAM technology to produce digital night guards, dentures, crowns, bridges, inlays, veneers, and aligner scans to construct an accurate quality product made from high-strength materials.
The digital production method requires less time and effort than traditional lab processes — and can take as little as 45 minutes to a couple of hours, depending on the complexity of the case.
The CAD/CAM process uses an intraoral scanner to digitally create a custom 3D image of the patient’s teeth and gums. Lab technicians and dental professionals use this imaging to design the final restoration.
Next, a milling machine shapes the restoration from a single ceramic block. The restoration is then stained or glazed to appear natural, polished for a final finish, and is immediately ready to be placed.
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denpfz FAQ
Digital dentistry offers several benefits. First, it ensures the highest quality of dental care by leveraging precise treatment planning and execution. Modern techniques and tools, such as the 3Shape Trios dental scanner and 3D printers, enhance efficiency and accuracy. Patients also benefit from a more comfortable experience and spend less time at the dentist. Reliable and accurate scans aid in diagnosis, and digital tools make early detection of dental issues possible.
In summary, digital dentistry provides efficiency, precision, and better patient outcomes than traditional approaches. Ditch the dental mold for digital dental impressions with denpfz.
A digital dental laboratory like denpfz integrates cutting-edge technologies such as intraoral scanners (like 3Shape, iTero, or Medit dental scanners) and CAD/CAM software into its workflow, revolutionizing traditional dental laboratory processes. By leveraging these tools, these labs optimize efficiency and precision in creating prosthetics and restorations, offering dentists a dental lab workflow to enhance patient care.
Digital dental labs redefine the traditional dental laboratory model through innovative approaches, providing practitioners with advanced resources to optimize workflows and outcomes.
denpfz is a full-service dental lab offering a wide array of services, including 5-day zirconia crowns, eMax crowns, PFM crowns, metal crowns, dental bridges, eMax porcelain veneers, dental implants and dentures, clear aligners, clear retainers, and wire retainers (like a Hawley retainer).
Whether you order a zirconia crown, an eMax crown, a PFM crown, or a gold crown from denpfz, you can rest assured that our cutting-edge digital workflows and meticulous craftsmanship will deliver superior quality and precision tailored to your specifications.
You can also order sleep apnea devices from denpfz, such as a mandibular advancement device, and NTI appliances to treat TMJ/TMD, such as an NTI night guard.
denpfz excels compared to other dental laboratories, like Glidewell Lab and DDS Dental Lab, through our innovative technologies that advance patient care and revolutionize the way dentists scan, order, and manage lab work.
With a large volume of orders, we’ve built a team of experienced technicians and invested in advanced equipment. This allows us to deliver exceptional quality and efficiency, ensuring every order meets the highest standards.Digitization has revolutionized how we work. Cross-border cooperation is now effortless, eliminating traditional barriers like transportation issues. Working with us is as smooth and convenient as shopping online.We value long-term partnerships and never compromise on quality. Our affordable pricing is a result of efficiency and scale, not cutting corners. Your trust is our priority.
Our Core Competitiveness:Affordability without Sacrifice – Cheap prices, premium quality.