Our team can provide a holistic and gentle approach to dental care, one that incorporates lifelike and metal-free materials too. As part of this process, we will examine your smile and plan care with the latest in digital technology. In today’s blog, your Lake Orion, MI, dentist talks about providing holistic care with advanced technology.
Digital Imaging for Your Diagnosis
Our team wants to provide a diagnosis with precision and accuracy, so we can plan treatment in detail and offer a personalized approach to improving your smile’s health, function, and beauty. To look closely at the surfaces of your teeth and gums, we can use an intraoral camera, which has a small camera at the end of a thin wand to gather these images from multiple angles quickly and comfortably.
We also have digital x-rays, which use 90% less radiation. Don’t require bite wings and provide high-definition images of your tooth roots, jaw, and the interior of your teeth, sending these instantly to a chairside monitor to make your diagnosis a shorter process than previously possible. To diagnose oral cancer with precision, we can also examine your smile with the VELscope system, identifying cancerous and precancerous tissues with better precision and accuracy.
Creating Custom (and Lifelike) Restorations and More
Instead of requiring two to three visits to create a crown, bridge, or implant restoration, our team can use CEREC with Primescan to do so in only one visit. We will prepare the tooth and take images with intraoral cameras, using these to create a 3D model of the tooth. We then upload the information into the onsite milling machine, which crafts the final product from a strong and durable material, one we can color-matched for a lifelike appearance. We then attach the restoration or prosthetic in the same sitting! Our team can also use 3D print technology to create a custom mouthguard and oral appliances to protect teeth and take on issues like TMJ disorder and bruxism (teeth grinding).
Should you need treatment for gum disease or a gum contouring procedure to address a gummy smile, we can offer laser technology. This can provide care with comfort and precision, taking one visit to complete and providing a faster healing period than is possible with scalpels and sutures.
If you have any questions about the technology we use to improve smiles, then please reach out to our team today to learn more.
Lake Orion Family Dentistry Improves Smiles
We want to help you enjoy good oral health and avoid issues that could threaten your smile, which we can do with advanced digital systems. To find out more about the technology we use, or to schedule an appointment, call Lake Orion Family Dentistry in Lake Orion, MI at (248)693-6213.
