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Smile Science
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Our team believes that it is important that we keep abreast of the latest technological innovations in the field of dentistry. During the past few years, many new technologies have emerged to ensure proper and high quality dental care. With that in mind, we have selected those technologies that we feel offer the greatest benefit to our patients. Some of these are profiled here.
Magnification
 We wear customized surgical telescopes (2.5X – 3.5X.) when we work – our hygienists as well as our doctor. We believe that the better we see the better job we can do for you! When we add the extra lighting from the headlamp – we can see clearly, even in the dark recesses of the mouth.
Diagnodent
 One of the most important things we do for our patients is to identify and fill cavities. Since even the smallest spot of decay can threaten the integrity of the entire tooth, finding and filling cavities early is the key to preventing further problems. Cavities often hide along fissure lines, or inside biting (occlusal) surfaces. Conventional methods of cavity detection (explorer and x-rays) are limited, but new laser powered technology, known as the Diagnodent laser by KaVo, allows us to better investigate suspicious stained areas. With the Diagnodent, detecting cavities is fast, easy and painless.
Digital X-rays
 One of the most recent advances in technology is digital radiography. Rather than capturing the image of your teeth on film, a sensor captures the image digitally and stores it on a computer as a digital file. These digital images can be enhanced in a variety of ways that improves their diagnostic ability and allows us to transmit these images anywhere in the world in seconds, facilitating communication to other dentists and doctors as well as your insurance company. An important safety consideration in choosing digital x-rays is that digital radiography decreases the radiation dose to our patients by 80-90%!
Digital and Intra-oral Cameras
Photographs assist us to visualize better and help to communicate to you areas of concern that need to be addressed as part of your comprehensive dental care. In addition, they allow us to share vital information with dental labs to help us produce a customized restoration that meets our expectations. We also share these information and data with other dental care providers who participate in your treatment.
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We also take special digital shade matching photographs to help our lab partners match your natural teeth more exactly when ordering lab work. This specialized camera is the Shade-Rite system. |
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