Our Offices
Our Technologies
When you seek care at any of our offices, you are assured that
our doctors and our staff utilizes the latest in technology to
enhance the quality and fit for your dental care. Below are just
some of the newer technologies we utilize.
Our practice uses high power microscopes to enhance the
precision of patient care.
Dentistry is micro-surgery. Using a similar magnification level
that an ophthalmologist uses enables us to create dental
restorations with incredibility precise fit and finish. You just
can't fulfill that level of care with the naked eye.
In addition to allowing precise, close up work, we use a beam of
fiber optic light directly on the teeth, minimizing glare to
you.
Many dentists use air-driven "hand-pieces" (the dental term for
"drills"). While acceptable for many procedures, these "whiney
sounding" air powered hand pieces all have a degree of
non-concentricity; they do not rotate perfectly smoothly.
For the most precise aspects of restorative procedures, we use
electric hand-pieces. This results in extraordinarily precise
interfaces between your tooth and your new restoration (crown,
veneer, or filling). This will bring more comfort to you as
well. With a more precise tool, there is less vibration and less
noise!
We utilize a panoramic X-ray machine to provide us with a full
and accurate picture of your teeth and the inter-relationships
of their positioning.
Our doctors choose carefully which and when radiographs are
taken. There are many guidelines that we follow. Radiographs
allow us to see everything we cannot see with our own eyes.
Radiographs enable us to detect cavities in between your teeth,
determine bone level, and health of bone. We can also examine
the roots and nerves of teeth, diagnose lesions such as cysts or
tumors, as well as assess damage when trauma occurs.
Dental radiographs are invaluable aids in diagnosing, treating,
and maintaining dental health.
Exposure time for dental radiographs is extremely minimal. Our
staff utilizes Digital Transfer Technologies within the office.
We transfer all X-ray pictures and patient pictures to digital
files. Digital imaging helps us retrieve valuable diagnostic
information and interact with our patient's data at the click of
a button. We may be able to see cavities better through
magnification and illumination technologies available via
digital files.
The advantages of digital imaging enables us to not only store
patient images, but also enables us to quickly transfer them to
appropriate specialists or insurance companies.
Many patients, especially younger patients, are very familiar
with the latest technology and are more comfortable with the
high tech practice. Computers and TV screens are their primary
method of the information processing.
Intraoral cameras show details that may be missed by standard
mirror examinations.
Our doctors utilize intraoral camera technology that helps
enhance your understanding of your diagnosis. An intraoral
camera is a very small camera. In some cases, an intraoral
camera is just a few millimeters long. An intraoral camera
allows the doctor to view clear, precise images of your mouth,
teeth and gums, in order to accurately make a diagnosis. With
clear, defined, enlarged images, you see details that may be
missed by standard mirror examinations. This can mean faster
diagnosis with less chair-time for you!
Intra oral cameras also enable the doctor to save your images in
our office computer to provide a permanent record of treatments.
These treatments can be printed for you, other specialists, and
your lab or insurance companies.
