Proven Technology • Precision, Comfort

Our advanced resources will make your care more comfortable, more precise and more exciting. See what we can offer you and then call or email to schedule a confidential smile consultation. Worry-free care is our promise to you.

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Cosmetic Smile Imaging – preview “your new smile” before we begin treatment
Diagnostic wax-ups – review the quality, artistry and restorative results of advanced dentistry in lifelike detail
Intra-oral Camera – increases our ability to inspect your smile. See what we see and be better informed
Zoom! One-Visit Whitening – See your smile transformed many shades whiter, safely, expertly
No-Drill Dentistry – Advanced tooth preparation: eliminating the drill from dental care
Bite Articulators – Achieving proper function and long-term results requires accurate diagnosis
DIAGNOdent – this sleek laser can detect tiny cavities without x-rays before they cause severe damage

TECHNOLOGY GLOSSARY

Cosmetic Smile Imaging

Cosmetic imaging gives you a chance to see a vivid representation of your new smile before we begin treatment. Digital imaging creates a before and after presentation of your new look.

It will show you what your smile can look like after teeth are straightened or whitened. It can digitally fill spaces where your teeth are missing or magically repair chips in your teeth without an examination.

Let us show you how much confidence a new smile can give you.

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Diagnostic wax-ups

Our doctors can create a life-size model of your rejuvenated smile by making an impression of your current smile. This impression is used to create a wax-up model of “your new smile” in functional and visual detail. You will see in detail how our recommended restorations will enhance your smile.

This process also helps to identify all the issues in involved in creating a long-lasting smile design. It is a three-dimensional blueprint for the smile you want and deserve.

Intra-oral Camera
When we tell you a filling is cracked, you have a cavity in a tooth or a tooth needs to be restored, you might want to know more about this diagnosis. With the intra-oral camera, you can see exactly what our doctors see. The image is projected on a computer screen and magnified up to 400%.

See what we see, and feel more confident with our recommendations and your decision. The dentist can print a copy for you to take home, to help everyone concerned understand the value of the proposed treatment.

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One-Visit Whitening
Whitening only takes about an hour with Zoom! It is possible to achieve an exceptionally white and bright smile within this short time span by using the new, in-office "Zoom!" whitening system. With this light activated system, you will be enjoying your new look after only one pleasant and exciting visit with our team.

This system is designed with your comfort and safety in mind. With light filtering protective eyewear snugly in place, over any corrective eyewear you already have, your mouth is quickly aligned with a compact, full mouth exposure lamp. The lamp produces a low, almost unnoticeable heat. Your lips and face are fully protected with a lip cream, a 30 SPF sun block, and a face bib. The whitening gel, applied to your teeth before the light exposure, is virtually a zero sensitivity formula.

You will feel more confident and smile more after experiencing this completely safe advanced technology. Maybe Zoom! is the answer to your smile concerns.

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No Drill Dentistry • Air-Abrasion
Air Abrasion is ‘state-of-the-art’ dental technology. Painless, conservative treatment of dental decay in its earliest stages!
Most small and many medium size areas of dental decay can now, in most cases, be stabilized with no shots. There is no uncomfortable numb feeling, and no drills.

The Air Abrasion ‘nozzle’ never touches the tooth. Therefore, no vibration - and no pain! It means we can prepare teeth for restoration more comfortably. It also is great for teens when preparing their teeth for preventive resins and sealants.

Air Abrasion works by using a concentrated stream of air, combined with microscopic particles of powder over the decayed area of the tooth. When the stream is activated, the decay literally is blown off the tooth. Many people don't even realize anything has happened until it is over.

No anesthetic required: Drills use a steel cutting action to remove decay. It is difficult to control this action, at times. Air Abrasion, because of the fine ‘abrading’ action of the powder, enables more control. Only the decay is removed, with little or no heat generated.

No discomforting noise: There is some sound, but only a ‘swirling’ of the air particles as they gently abrade away the decay.

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Bite Articulators

This technology has helped us better determine how teeth should be restored. Years of wear and decay can create significant bite and function problems. We use these “jaw simulators” with three-dimensional models of your restored smile to show you and us how the function and bite will be enhanced through the restorative treatments we have recommended.

Patients can develop painful joint concerns and chipping and cracking problems when teeth are mismatched. Without creating equilibrium or 'evenness,' smile restorations can be short lived. Therefore, we take a whole-smile health view. Be assured that we will develop a comprehensive blueprint for your new smile.

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DIAGNOdent System™

The DIAGNOdent laser can detect tiny cavities without using x-rays. In the past, small cavities would have been undetectable until they had caused considerable damage.

With the DIAGNOdent laser, they are identified with greater precision and clarity. It works by processing the reflection of light wavelengths, which are beamed back to a small hand held device that identifies where cavities may be hiding.

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