FIELD: medicine.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medical equipment. Dental imaging device to obtain an image of the intraoral cavity, comprising: an elongated handle having a proximal end and a distal end, a head on the distal end of the elongated handle, having a size and shape for selective insertion into the intraoral cavity, a pair of side scanning cantilevers connected to the head opposite to each other, wherein each of the pair of side scanning cantilevers comprises an upper scanner and a lower scanner connected therewith to obtain an image of at least a portion of the intraoral cavity, and a guide having a size and shape for substantially continuous engagement with the intraoral cavity, while simultaneously substantially shifting scanner at a relatively suitable distance from the intraoral cavity, when the dental image former moves relative to the intraoral cavity during image acquisition. Dental imaging device for imaging an intraoral cavity, in a second embodiment comprising: an elongated handle, a head on the distal end of the elongated handle, a pair of arc-shaped side scanning cantilevers, a central roller coupled rotatably with the head and configured to provide a roller support for the dental imaging device above the intraoral cavity, and a lateral roller guide connected to each of said pair of arc-shaped side scanning cantilevers at an angle of about 30–45 degrees, wherein each of said central roller and said side roller guides has a size and shape for substantially continuous engagement with the intraoral cavity, simultaneously substantially shifting the scanners to a relatively suitable distance from the intraoral cavity, when the dental image former moves relative to the intraoral cavity during imaging. Dental imaging device for displaying an intraoral cavity, in a third embodiment comprising: an elongated handle, a head on a distal end of the elongated handle rotatable relative to the elongated handle by means of a handle accord or hinge joint, a p
