Calgary Laser Dental Care and Microdental Care
Laser Dental Care and Cavity Detection
The traditional approach to cavity detection has been to use a dental explorer to discover decay and an x-ray to detect cavities, with the traditional treatment leaving the majority of adults in Calgary with large fillings on the chewing surfaces of their molar teeth.
Now, with laser dental care we are able to detect cavities earlier and provide
better treatment in Calgary.
How Laser Dental Care Works
Lasers started to have an impact on dental practice in Calgary in the last few years, and laser dental care is now used in preventative dentistry to detect cavities very early in their development. Using DIAGNOdent, a low power laser (similar to what reads bar codes), your teeth are scanned with harmless pulses of light that reflect back to a sensor. If a cavity is present in the pits and grooves of your tooth, fluorescent light of a different wavelength is reflected back and this variation is shown on a digital readout.
The major benefit of laser dentistry is that it is able to detect small cavities in the grooves of your teeth before a dental explorer is able to catch on any decay, or before an x-ray can detect any problems.
Microdental Care and Cavity Treatment
Microdentistry is the philosophy and practice of finding and treating dental caries so early that the use of a drill and anaesthetics may not be necessary. This is accomplished using
new technologies such as laser dental care for early cavity detection, and then air abrasion for the removal of decay. Air abrasion is a process in which a special hand piece removes decay by propelling a stream of clean, dry air mixed with tiny abrasive particles onto the surface of your tooth. It is drill-less, painless, and needle-less.
Finally, a small white, bonded filling can be placed to fill the cavity, producing an aesthetically pleasing and long lasting restoration of your tooth.
We look forward to seeing you for laser dental care.
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