Advanced Dental Technology in Deerfield Beach
In recent years, advancements in dental technology have transformed the patient experience, making appointments faster, more efficient, and more precise. Many traditional, time-consuming tasks have been streamlined, improving both the quality of care and patient comfort.
As technology continues to evolve in our daily lives, it also plays a crucial role in modern dentistry. These innovations enhance diagnostics, treatment accuracy, and overall patient satisfaction. Here are some of the cutting-edge technologies we use in our office to provide the best possible care.
Introduced in 1987, nearly 90 years after traditional x-rays came to fruition, digital radiography combined the power of computer technology with electric sensors and tiny bursts of radiation. Rather than printing the results on film, images form almost as soon as the sensors are placed in our mouths, projecting on a computer screen. Digital x-ray technology does demand additional training for dentists, though the majority of practitioners are adamant that the advantages are worth the commitment. Today, a lot of dental offices only offer patients digital x-rays because, in multiple ways, it is the superior option to traditional radiography.
Digital x-rays will generally cost you less than the traditional alternative because the cost of film to develop images for the latter adds up. In contrast, digital x-ray imaging projects right onto our computer.
Since these digital x-ray images are transferred to a computer system, it allows for easier storage of your oral health records. Your data can be transferred from one dentist to another without any medical data being lost in the exchange.
Digital x-ray images produce a better resolution than their traditional counterpart. Also, old-fashioned x-rays can only project images in 25 various shades, whereas a digital image can reveal up to 256 shades of grey. Digital radiography also has the advantage of accessing more angles within our mouths, providing a streamlined view of a patient's entire oral structure. With the assistance of computer programs, dentists can even enhance the digital images further, for a focused view.
The GOCCLES® Oral Cancer Screener is a medical device made in Italy, developed by the Catholic University of Rome. It uses the common curing light present in every dental office to perform a quick and non-evasive examination by the doctor, to examine the auto-fluorescence of the oral cavity, identifying any pre-cancerous or cancerous lesions. The process is simple, painless, and straightforward.
Dental cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) is a special type of x-ray machine that is implemented in scenarios where normal dental or facial x-rays are insufficient. This variation of the CT scanner employs a special type of technology to generate 3D images of dental structures, soft tissues, nerve paths, and bone in the craniofacial area, in one scan. These images allow for more specific treatment planning. The CBCT machine has an x-ray beam in the shape of a cone, which moves around you to create numerous high-quality images, or views. It was developed to produce similar images to what a CT provides, though with a significantly smaller and less costly machine that could be situated in an outpatient office. Providing detailed images of the bone, the CBCT machine evaluates diseases of the jaw, dentition, bony structures of the face, sinuses, and nasal cavity.
One shortcoming is that it does not provide the comprehensive diagnostic information available with conventional CT, especially in the analysis of soft tissue structures such as muscles, glands, nerves, and lymph nodes. The CBCT machine can also be used for reconstructive surgery, cephalometric analysis, locating the origin of pathology, surgical planning for impacted teeth, diagnosing temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD), and the accurate placement of dental implants.
We understand that staying inside can cause air to become dense. As more people filter through an area, it is common that the air quality may lack cleanliness. Due to the constant change in temperature, a building may hold on to bacteria, mold, or illnesses. However, we have an air-filtration system. It is an air cleaning process that has a six-step filtration, which helps remove any harmful bacteria in the surrounding area. Our patient's health is of the utmost importance to us, which is why we have implemented this system in our office.
About the same size as a marker, intraoral cameras are digital imaging tools used to create high-resolution images of your teeth, gums, and other hard-to-reach places in your mouth. Intraoral cameras help dental professionals detect dental issues, such as tooth decay, periodontal disease, and oral cancer. Other great benefits include:
