Technology

Many people associate the high-pitched whirring of a dental drill with pain. Just the sound alone can make many people wince. A relatively new technique called air brush uses powerful particles of aluminum oxide to remove debris and decay. The most exciting thing for patients is that air brush is painless and, in most cases, doesn’t require an anesthetic.  Other benefits include:

• It’s fast and convenient
• Minimally invasive
• Best of all, NO NEEDLE

Cavities and imperfections on a tooth can be fixed using air brush. Although air brush is not suitable for work on crowns and bridges, it is often used for bonding procedures and on tooth restorations involving composite (tooth-colored) fillings.

At Caring Dental of Spotswood, we’re proud to use advanced intraoral scanning technology to make the crown process faster, easier, and more comfortable for our patients. If you’ve ever needed a dental crown, you know the traditional process can be messy and time-consuming. With digital scanning, there’s no more goopy impression material—just a clean, precise scan of your teeth.

Using this digital technology, we can design high-quality, custom crowns made from durable, tooth-colored ceramic materials. While we don’t typically mill final crowns in the office, our digital workflow ensures an efficient process and a more comfortable experience from start to finish.

Benefits of our digital crown technology include:

• Clean, precise impressions without messy trays
• Long-lasting, natural-looking porcelain/ceramic crowns
• Metal-free restorations
• Great for chipped, cracked, discolored, or worn teeth
• Helpful for replacing old or damaged fillings

We believe modern dentistry should be effective and patient-friendly. With digital impressions, we’re able to offer you the quality care you need, with less hassle and greater comfort.

Digital imaging is available in our practice. This technology offers unparalleled benefits over traditional radiographs. An image is taken of your mouth with a digital sensor where it is immediately available. When compared to traditional x-rays, digital x-rays are more convenient, better for the environment, and with 90% less radiation exposure, safer for our patients.

The Cavitron Ultrasonic Scaler is an essential tool for removing stubborn stains, plaque, and tartar buildup. It uses high-frequency vibrations and water to clean gum tissue and tooth surfaces for faster, more comfortable cleanings and gum disease treatment.

When plaque isn’t removed within 24 hours of forming, it hardens into tartar, which brushing and flossing alone will not remove. Tartar buildup on tooth enamel and along the gumline will cause tooth decay and gum disease if not removed regularly. The Cavitron Ultrasonic Scaler’s gentle action gets rid of tough tartar and plaque, even in the hardest-to-reach places, stopping oral disease in its tracks.

The Jade by Surgically Clean Air is one of the most advanced medical-grade air purifiers on the market, designed specifically for dental offices to clean and sterilize indoor air. It uses a multi-stage filtration system to capture dust, pollen, mold, allergens, viruses, and other particles and pollutants, constantly purifying and re-energizing the air and creating a healthier environment for our patients as well as our team.

The Jade quickly and quietly filters large volumes of air without creating a breeze or a lot of extra noise. Our patients will hardly notice it’s there, but they can be reassured that it’s working hard to keep our office air clean and healthy.

You’ve always been told that seeing is believing. The doctors at Caring Dental of Spotswood believe this as well; we can’t treat what we can’t see, and exceptional dentistry requires expert attention to detail. With the use of magnification optics, your doctor is able to visualize things not otherwise perceptible to the naked eye. This not only improves the quality of care for his patients, but also allows for an expanded range of treatments offered.

Panoramic x-rays show the entire mouth area — all of the teeth in both the upper and lower jaws — on a single x-ray. This type of x-ray is useful for detecting the position of fully emerged as well as emerging teeth. It can also identify impacted teeth and aid in the diagnosis of tumors.

This x-ray provides a full picture of the whole mouth, providing The doctors at Caring Dental of Spotswood with images of the upper and lower jaw, sinuses, and jaw joints. The purpose of panoramic x-ray is to show the general condition of all the teeth and help document general tooth development, trauma, jaw joint pain, wisdom teeth, bone loss, and certain abnormalities.

Removing the buildup of dental plaque, calculus, and stain from your teeth is necessary to your long-term oral and overall health. The Piezo Scaler is a state-of-the-art ultrasonic scaler that not only removes this buildup, but does so in a gentle, effective, and efficient manner.

The Piezo Scaler delivers on this promise by offering the following benefits:

• Decreased treatment time
• More efficient removal of dental plaque and calculus
• Less tissue trauma
• Excellent stain removal

Experience treatment in total comfort with nitrous oxide, a safe and effective sedation option for adults, teens, and children.

Nitrous oxide is a great option for anxious or fearful patients to help them relax before and during treatment. We administer nitrous oxide through a mask that fits over the nose. As you breathe it in, you will relax completely and feel slightly euphoric (which is why people call it laughing gas). You’ll remain aware enough to answer questions and follow directions, but you’ll feel no pain or stress while your treatment is in progress. Once we take off the mask, the effects of the gas wear off quickly, so you can return home on your own.

If visiting the dentists makes you feel nervous or anxious, please tell us. We are here to listen to your concerns and help you receive the quality dental care you deserve in complete comfort and without fear.