High Tech Dentistry Easy, Painless and Effective

By Andrew M. Sklar, DDS

We are all familiar with high tech gadgets like iPhones and iPads. But how many of you are familiar with the latest high tech advancements in dentistry? From the use of mini titanium implants that can secure dentures to a small blue pill that allows you to “sleep” through your dental appointment, the advances are numerous and can improve your
dental care.

Floppy Dentures No More

With the use of a minimally invasive technique, your dentures can be secured in only an hour. Using tiny posts called mini dental implants to secure your dentures to your jawbone, you can eliminate the need for messy pastes, and will be able to chew your food properly, and talk and smile with confidence.

Laser Cavity Detection

DIAGNOdent™ is a cavity detection tool that can detect caries occurring in the softer dentin layer beneath the enamel and inside the small pits and fissure on the chewing surfaces of teeth. A class 1 laser emits safe, painless pulses of light through the tooth structure allowing for reflected florescence to see decay that would otherwise not be detected until it was large enough to be seen on an x-ray or discoloration occurred.

Pain-free Injections

The computerized Comfort Control Syringe™ takes away any fear of an injection. This device starts to eject anesthetic solution before the needle even hits your gum. Therefore, the soft tissue is anesthetized as the needle penetrates the skin so you don’t feel
a thing.

Laser Surgery

Procedures performed using soft tissue dental lasers are quicker, may not require sutures or anesthesia, have a lower risk of infection, heal faster and have minimal to no bleeding because the laser aids in coagulation and clotting.

Simple and More
Effective Gum Care

Perio Protect® is a cutting edge, non-surgical technology for prevention and treatment of gum disease. Special trays fit snugly over teeth and gums carrying a peroxide gel into the gum pocket to kill periodontal germs, destroy the biofilm coating and disrupt the plaque that forms on your
teeth daily.

Easy Accurate Bite Evaluation

An unstable, misaligned bite can cause pain, broken restorations, headaches and much more. The T-Scan® occlusal analysis uses an ultra thin sensor, shaped to fit the dental arch, used to diagnose and analyze a patient’s bite. The sensor connects to a computer, allowing the dentist can see in vivid 3-D or 2-D graphics, exactly what is and what is not functioning properly.

Sleep Dentistry –
A Dream Come True

Even with all the modern advances, many people still fear going to the dentist. Others need a lot of treatment and just don’t have the time for multiple visits to the dental office. With the use of oral conscious sedation (just a pill – no needles), patients feel like they have slept through their appointment, awaking with no memory of what was done.

These are just some of the latest high tech advancements in dentistry.