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Digital X-Rays

Benefits:
Environmentally friendly
No more film, chemicals, or disposal fees
Instant images allow significant time savings
Increased productivity
More chairside time
Increased treatment plan acceptance
Affordable technology
Reduced Patient exposure to radiation
Less waiting time
Shorter appointments
Involved in co-diagnosis
Better understanding of treatment

Intr-oral Camera

These cameras are highly advanced pieces of diagnostic equipment that allows you to see what we see inside your mouth. The intraoral camera handpiece is approximately the size and shape of a dental mirror. It has a built-in light source and serves as a tiny video camera that allows us to zoom in on one tooth or give you a video tour of your entire mouth. The images are displayed on a television or computer monitor, so you will be able to see issues such as worn or broken fillings, cracked teeth, plaque deposits, cavities next to fillings and excessive wear and tear. The intraoral camera allows you to be an active partner in your dental health and treatment by enabling you to see what we see inside your mouth.

Diagno-Dent

Even very small lesions can be identified, enabling you to protect and preserve tooth structure. The laser works by passing a small light through the top, or occlusal surface of the tooth in order to determine the fluorescence of the tooth. Essentially, the more fluorescence a tooth has, the more decay is present. The diagnodent will assign a number based on the amount of fluorescence detected. A small number is indicative of a healthy tooth, whereas a large number is indicative of a tooth that needs restoration.

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