What is Face Scanning?

The term “face scanning” may still be unfamiliar to many.

While its adoption in Japanese dental practices is still emerging nationwide, it is already widely utilized in South Korea’s aesthetic medicine field (plastic surgery and dentistry).

Dentistry involves both ‘health’ and “smile (appearance),” making it actually a perfect fit for face scanning.

Why is Face Scanning Necessary?

Consider a patient who wants to “improve the shape of their front teeth.”

When restoring front teeth with ceramic, how should the shape be determined?

Traditionally, dental technicians relied on:

• Patient photographs
• Dental impression models

Using this information to create the tooth shape.

However, each person’s facial features are unique, and tooth shape must be customized to match individual characteristics.

Even seemingly simple aspects like midline (center of the face) and plane (continuity when viewed from the side) are not easily communicated perfectly between dentists and dental technicians.

High-Precision Treatment Achieved with Face Scanning

Face scanning captures the patient’s face as 3D data.

Sending this data to the dental lab enables dentists and technicians to design teeth more accurately, taking the patient’s entire facial structure into account.

• Designing front teeth shape and length that harmonize with facial balance
• Reproducing a natural smile line
• Achieving a result that “respects individuality” rather than looking “artificial”

This technology compensates for areas where traditional photos and models alone were insufficient, enabling us to provide treatments that offer greater patient satisfaction.

Collaboration with the dental laboratory is key

However, simply introducing face scanning is not sufficient.

Currently, only a limited number of laboratories can correctly receive, process, and apply this data to treatment.

Our clinic partners with a laboratory active in academic journals and presentations, which has extensive experience with our previous cases.

Therefore, we have established a system that maximizes the strengths of face scanning while consistently delivering stable quality.

Summary

• Face scanning is the latest technology that records the entire face in 3D and utilizes it for tooth design
• Enables a more natural finish that respects individuality in front tooth and smile line treatments
• While advanced coordination with the lab is essential, our clinic ensures quality through collaboration with a highly specialized laboratory.
• For those seeking a beautiful, natural smile, this represents a new option.

If you wish to “naturally adjust the shape of your teeth or the appearance of your front teeth” or “have a smile design tailored to you,” please feel free to consult with us.