Episode 654 · March 27, 2025

Why Clinical Technique Is Key to Intraoral Scanner Accuracy

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Dr. Christopher Pescatore

Dr. Christopher Pescatore

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Dr. Christopher Pescatore is a national and international lecturer who has written articles for numerous publications, including Practical Pe-riodontics and Aesthetic Dentistry, Profiles, Dentistry Today, Compen-dium, and Dental Economics. He lectures on state-of-the-art aesthetic procedures, techniques and materials. Dr. Pescatore holds a U.S. pat-ent for a non-metallic post system to restore endodontically-treated teeth. Dr. Pescatore is past member of the Board of Directors, the current editorial team member of the AACD, the Board of Contributors to Esthetic Excellence for Advanced Learning Technologies, Inc., past Clinical Co-Director and former featured lecturer at the Las Vegas In-stitute. Dr. Pescatore is the past instructor of the Advanced Aesthetic Program at New York University - College of Dentistry, the Aesthetic Continuum Program at Baylor College of Dentistry, and the Aesthetic Program at the University of Kentucky. He also evaluates and assists in the development of products for several leading dental manufactur-ers. Dr. Pescatore is also one of only 47 dental professionals world-wide on the editorial board of the prestigious publication REALITY- the Information Source for Cosmetic Dentistry.

Dr. Pescatore is a graduate of the University of Medicine and Den-tistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Dental School. He maintains a full-time practice dedicated exclusively to aesthetic dental procedures.

Episode Summary

To fully harness the remarkable technology of the intraoral scanner, it’s important for us to understand the clinical best practices that are directly tied to capturing precise digital impressions. This includes scan technique, bur selection, prep design, tissue management and so forth. So today, we’re sitting down with Dr. Chris Pescatore to fill us in on some key clinical techniques that he's learned over the past 30 years. Dr. Pescatore is a general dentist who has been a pioneer in digital dentistry since the early ’90s, and has seen it all when it comes to creating aesthetic restorations. He maintains a full-time practice dedicated exclusively to aesthetic restorative dentistry in Danville, California.

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dentaldentistViva Learning OriginalsCrown/Bridge/Veneers/IndirectDigital Impression

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