DIGITAL DENTISTRY: AN OVERVIEW ON RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN INTRAORAL SCANNER

New devices are continuously introduced in the clinic and the dental laboratory. The first phase of the digital workflow is to obtain an image with the help of intra-oral scanner. These devices are replacing conventional impressions techniques with the digital scanners. Impressions which are recorded using scanners are more accurate as compared to conventional technique. Intra-oral scanners are time efficient, decrease the patient's discomfort and make clinical procedures easier. Over the last few years, there has been new advances in dental scanners for comprehension of computerized work process. Presently in market there are several brands of the scanners with better features to obtain digital impressions, to record the accurate Data in comfortable working time for the dentist and patient. Therefore, it is convenient to analyze the most used IOS systems based on the available scientific data.