title: Digital impression-taking: Fundamentals and benefits in orthodontics.
abstract: The digital era has burst into our offices in a big way. 3D camera technology has improved, enabling us to record our impressions and the occlusion in a digital format file. This file can then be used to make set-ups and manufacture orthodontic devices. Like any new technology, it needs to be studied and understood in order to grasp it fully and master the information and digital flow which can be generated between one's office and any external party involved in treatment, such as laboratories or other colleagues.
authors.affiliation: 41, rue du Rempart, 59300 Valenciennes, France. Electronic address: drlecocq@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lecocq
mesh_terms: D003761:Dental Impression Technique; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D009970:Orthodontics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011861:Radiography, Dental / Q000379:methods
keywords: Digital orthodontics; Intraoral optical impression; Intraoral scanner