Technology

Digital radiography (known as digital X-ray) uses an electronic sensor instead of traditional X-ray film to capture X-ray images. The digital images are then easily stored directly to a computer.

Low dose digital X-rays have a number of advantages:
•     Digital X-rays reduce patient radiation exposure by up to 90 percent compared to the already low exposure of traditional dental X-rays.
•     Your dentist can instantly view and enlarge the images, allowing us to detect problems easier and point them out to you.
•     Digital X-rays do not require film processing, thereby eliminating the need to dispose of harmful waste products and chemicals into the environment.

A CT scan of the oral cavity, particularly on the site of the prospective dental implantation, before an implant procedure is critical. It can help assess a patient’s suitability for an implant procedure, including detailed visualization of existing underlying jaw bone depth that can help determine whether or not a patient may require a bone graft.

A diagnostic CT scan is also vital for the accurate, precise, and safe placement of the implant itself with as few complications as possible. Essentially, a CT scan before a dental implant procedure will significantly improve the likelihood of a seamless, successful procedure and a smooth recovery thereafter.

When you visit the dentist, you typically receive X-rays wherein a piece of plastic is placed inside your mouth to bite down on, and multiple pictures are taken that shows one or several teeth. Dentists often do several of these X-rays to identify conditions that may be affecting different parts of the mouth.

In contrast to this traditional radiograph, a panoramic dental X-ray creates a single image of the entire mouth: the upper and lower jaws, their temporomandibular (TMJ) joints, all the teeth, the nasal area and sinuses. This image provides a flat representation of the jaw's otherwise curved structure, making it easier to analyze each part.

Because a panoramic X-ray shows the entire mouth in one picture, it doesn't produce the detail needed to show cavities. This type of X-ray does, however, show problems such as bone abnormalities and fractures, cysts, impacted teeth, infections and tumors. A dentist who suspects any of these problems may choose to take a panoramic X-ray.

A cephalometric X-ray, which is also sometimes referred to simply as a ceph, is a diagnostic radiograph used primarily for orthodontic treatment planning. A cephalometric x-ray is taken during the orthodontic records appointment.

Cephalometric X-rays are also used by otolaryngologists—doctors who specialize in the treatment of ear, nose, and throat (ENT) disorders such as sleep apnea—because these X-rays provide a view of the patient's airways. The process of undergoing a cephalometric X-ray is pretty straightforward. Concentrating on the patient's profile—or side view of the head—the x-ray technician positions the patient according to specific criteria necessary when taking a cephalometric X-ray.

The exposure takes approximately 10 seconds and the X-ray is developed in approximately five to six minutes. Most dental offices are equipped with the equipment necessary to take a cephalometric X-ray.

With a continuous, slow, and steady rotation, these instruments made of a nickel-titanium alloy are more flexible than the traditional stainless-steel manual files. Activated by a small electric motor, they make the root canal procedure much faster than with conventional files. They are also equipped with a detector that allows the dentist to locate the tip of the root and to avoid perforations.

ADVANTAGES OF ROTARY ENDODONTICS
Rotary endodontic methods offer several advantages over manual root canal treatments:
•     Faster treatment (often in one appointment)
•     Patients feel much more comfortable during the treatment
•     More reliable
•     No unpleasant noises
•     More precision (the flexibility of instruments allows a better negotiation of curved canals)
•     Higher quality treatments (more consistent)

Soft-tissue diode dental lasers have revolutionized chairside treatment, allowing dental professionals to deliver procedures with greater accuracy and dramatically improved healing times. Whether you’re performing a gingivectomy, treating a cold sore, uncovering a cuspid or troughing a molar for impressions, dental lasers achieve consistently superior results and help you provide the highest standard of care for your patients while generating immediate return-on-investment for your practice.

Cleanings remove bacterial plaque and tartar not only from the visible portions of the tooth, but also the root surfaces. For years, scaling was performed entirely with manual tools. But the ultrasonic scaler has changed that.Although there are many different types of ultrasonic scalers, they all work in a similar fashion. Electromagnetic forces in the unit’s handheld wand cause its tiny tip to vibrate faster than the speed of sound blasting away plaque, calculus, and stains from tooth surfaces.

Zoom Teeth Whitening is a bleaching system designed to lighten the discoloration of enamel and dentin. The treatment is performed in-office, and combines the application of a hydrogen-peroxide based gel with the “Zoom Advanced Power Chairside Lamp,” a UV device which accelerates the bleaching process of the peroxide.

PRF is the most advanced technology used by dentists, oral surgeons, dental implantologists, etc. This procedure accelerates wound healing and renewal of bones.
PRF (platelet-rich fibrin; fibrin is insoluble blood protein responsible for coagulation) is a concentrate of platelets generating growth factors. During the PRF procedure, blood is taken from the patient’s vein and individual blood components are separated in special centrifuge.

One of the blood’s components is fibrin. It is enriched by platelets. Platelets are adhesive, colourless blood cells that affect blood coagulation together with big amount of biologically active substances that induce wound healing, renewal of skin and bones, and formation of new blood vessels.

Even today, dentist are still typically trained to perform tooth implant placement without a computer guide. This conventional method would often require more time, processes, and incisions to complete the work. Consequently, for some patients, this could also lead to additional downtime following the surgery.

Yet, with computer-guided implant technology, dentists are able to better place the implant in the precise location. Advanced equipment and screens allow dentists to clearly see available bone, surrounding tissues, and where to safely install the implant. With such technology, more patients can now receive implants as an option compared to traditional methods. This is especially the case for patients who need multiple dental implants.