Over the years, oral health treatments like dental crowns have become more accurate and customizable thanks to compounds like dental putty allowing dentists to make detailed impressions of your smile. But while they say you can’t reinvent the wheel, digital impressions have essentially done just that by making dental imaging much easier, more precise, and even more comfortable than ever before. Here are a few key benefits to this advanced dental technology, and why your dentist prefers it to making impressions with old school putty.