iTero Scan and Smile Simulation in Frisco, TX
An iTero scan is the part of the exam patients remember. Two minutes of scanning that turns your mouth into something you can actually look at — including what it looked like two years ago.
What the iTero wellness scan does, step by step
Two minutes with a wand, and four separate things come out of it. Three of them you look at with us; one of them arrives in your inbox.
A 3D iTero scan of your mouth today
The wand builds a complete model of both arches and how they bite together. No tray, no putty, nothing to gag on — which for a large number of people is the single best thing about modern dentistry.
Compared with your last iTero scan
This is the part that matters and the part that only works if you keep coming. A single scan is a picture. Two scans a year apart are evidence — and they show the things easy to miss about your own mouth.
NIRI — looking inside the teeth with light
Near-infrared imaging passes light through the tooth. Sound enamel is translucent to it and decay is not, so an early lesion between two teeth shows as a shadow. No radiation, so we can look as often as we like.
A smile analysis, on every patient
The scan is analyzed for how the teeth sit — crowding, spacing, wear, how the bite is meeting. This runs for every patient, whether or not they asked about straightening.
A simulation of your own smile, where relevant
Align Tech's system combines a photograph of your face with the scan of your teeth and generates what orthodontic treatment would look like. Three outputs: a 3-D model before and after, a still of the new smile on your own face, and a short video of the change. It is emailed to you.
No treatment unless you choose it
That last part matters. The simulation is information, sent to you, to look at in your own time. There is no follow-up call, and the appointment does not turn into a consultation because a scan was run.
What an iTero scan shows over time, and your own smile preview
What two scans a year apart show
Almost nothing about your own mouth changes fast enough for you to notice. That is the whole problem, and it is the reason this scan exists. Grinding wear is the clearest example. People rarely notice their own teeth getting shorter, and by the time somebody does notice, years of enamel are gone. Put two scans side by side and it is undeniable. A night guard at that point costs a small fraction of what rebuilding worn teeth costs. The same is true of gum recession creeping half a millimeter a year, and of a tooth quietly drifting after a neighbor was lost. None of these hurt, none of them are visible in a bathroom mirror, and all of them are obvious in a comparison. This is also why the scan is done at every visit, whether or not there is a problem. The value is entirely in having something to compare against later.
Seeing your own before and after, not somebody else's
Search for orthodontic before-and-afters and you will find galleries of other people's teeth. Those tell you what treatment did for a stranger with a different face and a different starting point. The simulation is the opposite of that. It is your face, your teeth, and a projection of what straightening would do specifically for you. It arrives in your email rather than being shown to you once and taken away. Two honest caveats belong with it. It is a simulation, not a promise: a computer projection from a scan. A real result depends on your bite, your biology and how consistently aligners are worn. And it will make almost anybody's teeth look better, because that is what it is designed to do. That makes it a good answer to "what would this look like" and a poor answer to "should I do this." The second question needs a doctor.
iTero scans near Frisco, Prosper and Plano
The iTero wellness scan is part of every checkup in our office at 8175 Custer Rd, Suite A110, Frisco, TX 75035, with no radiation and no extra charge. We are open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 AM to 6 PM and Saturday from 9 AM to 3 PM. Wednesday and Sunday we are closed, though the phone is still answered on Wednesday. Patients come from Frisco and from Prosper, Plano, Little Elm, Allen, Celina and McKinney.
Call (469) 262-2111What an iTero scan replaces, and what it does not
It is a good tool with real limits, and the limits are worth knowing.
| Feature | The scan does | The scan does not |
|---|---|---|
| Impressions | Replaces them for most work | — |
| Decay between teeth | Shows early lesions with NIRI, no radiation | See under fillings and crowns |
| Bone level and root tips | — | Show any of it — that needs X-rays |
| Change over time | Wear, recession, drift, compared visit to visit | — |
| Orthodontic projection | Simulate a likely result on your own face | Guarantee it, or replace an assessment |
| Cost to you | None — part of the appointment | — |
Thinking about straightening your teeth?
A lot of people wonder, but don’t ask. Asking feels like opening a door to a sales conversation, and it is easy to feel silly raising something cosmetic at a checkup.
This is the low-commitment version of finding out.
The scan is happening anyway, as part of your exam. Where it is relevant, the simulation is generated from it and emailed to you. You look at it at home, privately, on your own time. If it is not for you, nothing happens — no follow-up call, no note in a file that turns into a conversation next time.
If it is for you, ask, and you get a proper consultation with a doctor. That is the appointment where the real questions get answered. It covers whether treatment is actually appropriate for your bite, how long it would take, what it involves, and what it costs in writing.
The simulation cannot answer any of those. It only answers what it would look like — which is a genuinely useful thing to know first, and not the same as advice.
If straightening interests you, read about Invisalign. The scan is part of every teeth cleaning and exam, and it works alongside, not instead of, dental X-rays.
Time in the chair for routine and preventive care.
The scale runs to five hours — the same scale on every page, so the bars are comparable across the whole site.
iTero scan cost in Frisco: included with your visit
You get the figure in writing before treatment starts. We accept all major PPO plans and file the claim for you, our membership plan takes a percentage off treatment, and CareCredit financing is available.
How plans usually cover routine and preventive care.
Preventive and diagnostic — Class I on most plans
- What plans pay
- Usually paid at 100%, which is why routine and preventive care feels free at the desk. It is not free; it is prepaid, and it is the part of the plan worth using every year.
- Deductible
- Usually waived. Most plans do not apply the deductible to preventive care, which is one of the few pieces of good news in plan design.
What catches people out
- Frequency limits are counted by date — not by calendar year. "Two cleanings a year" usually means six months and a day between them, so an appointment moved a week early can be the one that is not paid.
- It still spends your annual maximum. The plan paying 100% is the plan paying out, and that draws the ceiling down even though you hand over nothing — which is exactly how two ordinary visits can leave very little behind.
- Some plans exclude preventive care from the maximum altogether. We check whether yours does, because it changes how the whole year should be sequenced.
These are how dental plans usually classify this treatment — not a statement about your own plan. Yours is the one that governs, plans differ more than people expect, and the only reliable answer comes from reading your specific benefits, which we always do ahead of treatment and give you in writing.
What this costs
What it costs here
Complimentary
Not billed to your insurance, and not charged to you. It uses real chair time and real equipment — there is simply no code for it on your bill, and nothing to decline.
There is no fee, so the network question does not arise here: nothing is billed, so there is nothing for a plan to pay a share of and nothing drawn from your annual maximum.
Check the going rate yourself
FAIR Health's dental cost lookup is free, needs no account, and is not ours — it reports what a procedure typically costs in your area. It does not know your plan, so treat it as a ballpark figure — not a final answer.
Ask us for the number first
We verify your specific plan before your appointment and give you a written estimate: what the plan is expected to pay, and what you pay. If we get it wrong we tell you why.
Bring an Explanation of Benefits
Treated somewhere else? Your EOB shows exactly what the plan paid and what it counted against your maximum. Bring one in and we will read it with you — whether or not you become a patient here.
None of this says out-of-network dentists are worse dentists. Plenty are excellent, plenty are out-of-network for sound reasons, and people choose a dentist for who that person is. What we think you are owed is the information, so that whatever you choose, you chose it knowingly. The whole thing, explained properly, or call (469) 262-2111 and ask.
What comparing iTero scans catches over time
Roughly in the order these things tend to show up in a record.
- Year on yearGrinding wear
The most common finding and the most actionable. A night guard early costs a fraction of restoring worn-down teeth later.
- Year on yearGum recession
Half a millimeter a year is invisible to you and plain in a record. Caught early it is usually a toothbrush conversation — not a graft.
- After a tooth is lostTeeth drifting out of place
Neighboring teeth lean into a gap and the opposing tooth grows down into it. The scan shows how fast, which is what decides how urgent a replacement is.
- Between X-ray intervalsEarly decay between teeth
NIRI shows a shadow before it becomes a cavity — which is the window where fluoride and monitoring may be the whole treatment.
- Whenever you askWhether straightening could help
Crowding that has slowly worsened, or a bite that is wearing unevenly. This is where a scan turns into a conversation, and only if you want it to.
Booking itero scan and smile simulation in Frisco
If you have ever wondered about straightening but did not want to sit through a sales appointment to find out, this is the low-commitment version. The simulation is generated from a scan you were having anyway and emailed to you, and nothing follows unless you ask.
- Hours
- Weekdays 9–6
Saturdays 9–3 - Languages
- English, Telugu, Hindi, Urdu
Arabic with Saba, our hygienist, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays
Vietnamese with Anh, our hygienist, Saturdays
Cantonese and Mandarin with Dr. Louie, our periodontist, on his scheduled days, by internal referral
iTero Scan and Smile Simulation FAQs in Frisco, TX
Grouped so you can go straight to the one you came for.
iTero Scan and Smile Simulation — common questions
What is the iTero wellness scan?
How much does an iTero scan cost?
Does an iTero scan use radiation?
What is the smile simulation?
Is the smile simulation accurate?
Will I be pressured into orthodontic treatment?
Can I have a copy of my iTero scans?
Do I need to be having orthodontic treatment for this to be worth it?
Why scan every visit and not wait until something looks wrong?
What is an iTero scan used for?
What is a 3D dental scan, and is it the same as an iTero scan?
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White Lotus Dental offers nine dental specialties inside one calm office on Custer Road. Having general dentists and an in-house periodontist on staff means your entire family can receive preventive, restorative, and surgical treatments in one familiar place.
Preventive Dentistry
Regular dental checkups, professional cleanings, night guards, and jaw-pain care. Every routine exam includes an oral cancer screening to protect your long-term health.
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Children's Dentistry
Gentle first dental visits, protective sealants, fluoride applications, and space maintainers. We accept Children's Medicaid and CHIP, and every young patient receives a toy-machine token at the end of their visit.
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Orthodontics
Clear aligners with Invisalign® and comprehensive traditional braces. Your treatment is fitted, monitored, and adjusted in-house by your trusted dentist.
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Missing Teeth
Permanent dental implants, dental bridges, and customized dentures planned using 3-D CBCT scans. Because our team includes a board-certified periodontist, your implant surgery, placement, and final crown are completed in the same building.
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Cosmetic Dentistry
Professional Zoom whitening, custom take-home whitening trays, and composite tooth bonding designed to brighten and refine your natural smile.
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Periodontics & Oral Surgery
Specialized gum disease therapy, scaling and root planing (deep cleanings), frenectomies, and periodontal surgery performed by our board-certified periodontist.
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Restorative Dentistry
Custom porcelain crowns, bridges, tooth-colored fillings, and full-mouth restorations crafted to match the natural look, feel, and function of your teeth.
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Relaxing dental care tailored to your comfort level. We offer nitrous oxide (laughing gas) for any routine clinic visit, as well as oral and IV sedation planned ahead with our periodontist.
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Toothaches, broken teeth, knocked-out teeth and lost crowns — seen the same day, Saturdays included.
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