iTero Lumina Digital Scanning in San Francisco

Bella Smile uses the iTero Lumina scanner to build a detailed 3D model of your teeth and bite in minutes — no impression putty, nothing setting in your mouth.

San Francisco’s first iTero office

Bella Smile had one of the first iTero scanners in San Francisco, before digital impressions became standard. We’ve used the technology since it replaced messy impressions — through its evolution into a full diagnosis and smile-design tool — and now use the newest iTero Lumina.

What you’ll see at your consultation

Using your scan, photos, and X-rays when needed, we show you:

• Your teeth and bite in 3D
• Crowding, spacing, and arch-width concerns
• How your upper and lower teeth fit together
• A simulation of potential tooth movement
• A projected smile outcome
• Treatment options and why we’d recommend one

These simulations are planning tools, not guarantees — but they make your options easy to understand.

Advanced simulation once treatment starts

For selected cases, we combine facial scans, dental scans, and other records to plan within the context of your whole face — useful for:

• Seeing how tooth movement changes your smile
• Visualizing how bite correction affects facial balance
• Planning jaw movement or surgical treatment
• Coordinating multidisciplinary care with restorative dentistry, implants, or oral surgery
• Previewing the final result before multi-phase treatment ends

Where we use digital scanning

• Invisalign, Invisalign First, and Palatal Expander planning
• Smile and bite design
• Custom appliances and LightForce braces
• Multidisciplinary coordination with your dentist or specialist
• Retainers — including impression-free Vivera retainers
• Progress monitoring over time

Technology captures data. Your orthodontist designs the result.

A computer can move teeth on a screen — it can’t judge whether those movements are biologically sound or how your smile should relate to your face. Our orthodontists combine digital scanning with clinical exams and biomechanics to build your plan. Technology sharpens our judgment; it doesn’t replace it.

Ready when you are

Digital scanning is included in your complimentary consultation — you’ll see your teeth in 3D and often a simulation of potential movement. Available at both San Francisco locations.