The holder has a base body (1) for a handpiece of the scanner (2), where the base body has a head portion and a receiving portion (5), in which the head portion is partially accommodated in a form-fit manner. The base body has an inner side with two holding portions (10), which are arranged opposite to each other. The inner side has a base portion, which is assigned to a working area of the head portion and has a heatable electrical or electronic heating element.