LASER
DENTISTRY............
Minimally
Invasive Dentistry
Some of the popular technologies
include:
Non invasive cavity detection
- Specialized dental lasers for treating both hard and soft
tissue
- Air abrasion instruments that can replace traditional
drilling
- High Powered magnification to assure increasing accuracy
- Porcelain fabrication methods that eliminate or reduce
the need for tooth preparation
- Improved bonding cements and techniques
- Hybrid antibiotic alternatives to traditional Peridodontal
Disease treatment
- Cavity Detection: Scientific Accuracy
- Diagnodent is a caries detection system that has received
numerous technology awards since it was first introduced.
The smallest of cavities can be detected at the earliest
possible stage, before invasive treatment (entering dentin
layer) is required. Some practices use a cavity dye to detect
caries.
Laser Dentistry
Lasers are becoming an almost expected technology of any
cosmetic or reconstructive dentistry practice. They can
be used for treating both hard and soft tissues that involves
little or no pain (by virtue of laser physics), provide
levels of accuracy that surpasses traditional treatments
and promote a tissue healing process that begins almost
immediately.
Proven to be one of the most healthful
technologies for gum treatments, shaping, contouring, etc.,
that typify full mouth makeover dentistry.
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Air Abrasion versus Invasive Drilling
Abrasion dentistry works on the principle of high speed
particulate matter being aimed at a treatment area. The
generation of heat and sensations of vibration are all but
eliminated. A precise technology that enables our doctors
to remove only what needs to be removed... with pin point
accuracy.
The need for local anesthetics or
sedation medications are significantly reduced for most
patients... if not totally eliminated. In our office, the
renowned Diagnodent Air Abrasion system is routinely used.
Micro-thin Porcelain Veneer Laminates
Most certainly one of the most popular advancements in makeover
dentistry. Rembrandt and DenMat pefected a porcelain fabrication
process that can eliminate all of the invasive and excessive
tooth preparation that is required for older, traditional
veneers.
Addressing the growing problems of
tooth sensitivity and failing veneers, DenMat dental laboratories
created the Lumineer product line.
Bonding Chemistry: Leak Proof Bonding Agents and
Techniques
Bonding failures are common factors that lead to leakage...
a concept where the bonding agent itself fails and bacteria
eventually seeps through and causes new decay problems.
Reconstructive procedures require
a perfect match between the physical characteristics of
the bonding surface, the material being bonded (e.g., crown
versus veneer), the location of the restoration (anterior
versus posterior), moisture issues and the type of bonding
agent.
There is no "one cement fits
all" type of concept. As such, advancements in specialized
bonding agents are adopted rapidly in our office.
Non Invasive Periodontal Disease Treatment
More recently, treatment alternatives for traditional Periodontal
Disease treatment have been developed that make treatments
seem as effortless as using home teeth bleaching trays.
Specially formulated medicated gel
compounds have been created to directly treat the affected
tissue areas, initiating a healing process that begins almost
immediately.
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