Say goodbye to the
impression tray.
If there is one part of dentistry nobody misses, it is the tray of setting material held in your mouth while you try not to gag. A digital scan replaces it entirely.
A camera, not a mould.
Instead of pressing material against your teeth and waiting for it to set, we pass a small scanner over them. It builds a high-resolution 3D model of your mouth as it goes.
The process is non-invasive, quick, and comfortable enough that it suits patients of any age — including children and anyone with a strong gag reflex, for whom conventional impressions are genuinely unpleasant.
You can also see the model on screen. Which means when we point at a problem, you are looking at your own teeth rather than taking our word for it.
- More accurate diagnosis — high-resolution 3D imaging picks up detail that supports earlier detection
- Better-fitting restorations — a digital model avoids the distortion an impression can introduce, so crowns and aligners fit more precisely
- Faster turnaround — scans go straight to the laboratory or specialist electronically, with no posting and no remaking
- Comprehensive view — from detecting cavities through to planning complex restorative work
Which appointments involve a scan.
Single-visit crowns
The scan is what makes it possible to design and mill a crown while you wait.
Clear aligners
Invisalign and ClearCorrect both start from a digital scan, not putty.
Dentures
Accurate models of the ridge are the foundation of a denture that fits.
Examinations
Alongside intraoral camera imaging, so you see what we see.
It is a better tool, not a treatment.
A scanner does not fix teeth. What it does is make the planning more accurate, the experience more pleasant, and the resulting restoration fit better — which is worth having, but it is a means rather than an end.
We mention it because the impression tray is one of the things people dread, and knowing it is not part of the appointment removes a reason to put off coming in.
Our other imaging
Cone beam CT. Every complex case — implants especially — begins with a millimetre-accurate 3D scan of the bone before anything is placed.
Digital X-rays. About 80% less radiation than traditional film, and they show interproximal decay between teeth that is invisible to the eye.
RayFace3D facial scanning. High-resolution 3D facial imaging, used in planning implant, orthodontic and cosmetic cases.
Answered honestly.
Does the scan hurt?
Is there radiation?
How long does it take?
Can I see the images?
I have a strong gag reflex. Is this better?
No trays, no putty.
If impressions are what has put you off dental work in the past, that reason no longer applies here.