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Because of the advancement of digital dentistry, appointments with your dental specialist are now faster, more reliable, more convenient, and safer than ever before.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n At Antoine Dental Center, we use revolutionary dental technology to help us identify and interpret the condition of your mouth and aid in our treatment and operations. We likewise like to keep abreast of the most advanced dental technology accessible to make sure you receive the most reliable diagnosis and best treatment possible.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”\/\/i0.wp.com\/antoinedentalcenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/stomatologist-nurse-looking-at-digital-dental-fing-VDPMQDT-scaled.jpg” alt=”Digital dentistry” title_text=”Stomatologist nurse looking at digital dental fingerprint on computer” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Digital dentistry comprises any computer-based technology that your dentist may use to check, diagnose, and treat oral health. This digital advancement is centered on 3D diagnostic research and tools for printing and milling through software with computerized designs, helping improve precision, lessen treatment time, eliminate manual steps of dental procedures, and enhance the quality of the treatment outcomes. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Rather than utilizing electrical or mechanical tools, digital dentistry approaches dental technologies or materials that include digital and computer-controlled components to execute dental practices. Either for diagnostic or healing purposes, digital dentistry can make dental procedures more effective than utilizing analog devices.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Up-to-date devices make procedures a lot easier and more practical for patients and help our doctors be more detailed and spot-on in diagnosis and treatment. Here are some of the latest technologies you\u2019ll observe at Antoine Dental Center.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n The Wand is a computer-controlled dental-injection, made to substitute the conventional syringe in dentistry. It is digital delivery of the local anesthetic, making the method of numbing your tooth more comfortable than traditional by injecting it gently and slowly. They eliminate the possibility of the injection being given accidentally fast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The Wand resembles a pen more than a syringe. Unlike the traditional syringes, the needle is fine and discrete.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Digital X-ray is more efficient. It incorporates the application of imagine face scanners to produce a precise outline of teeth and dental impressions. While it corresponds to the film for bitewings and other X-rays, the digital sensor is programmed and linked to a computer. The image is projected on a monitor for our experts to see and examine once the X-ray is taken.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n With digital X-rays, our dentists can distinguish several dental problems, and you don’t need to worry about radiation since this equipment exposes you to considerably lower radiation levels.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Orthopantomogram, also known as OPG,\u00a0 is a digital scanner that enables us to take a panoramic image of your mouth, teeth, and gums in only a few minutes. An OPG likewise shows the number, position, and development of your entire teeth, including those that haven’t yet emerged or erupted within the gum.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n During the scan, the OPG system is specially devised to rotate around the patient’s head with your chin resting on a small base, biting gently on a sterile mouthpiece to stabilize your head.\u00a0 An OPG will take approximately 20 seconds. It is used when patients are suffering from dental discomfort or as part of their routine check-ups.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n With the <\/span>iTero<\/span><\/a> Intraoral Digital Scanner, you can bid farewell to goopy imprint materials. Our digital scanner will take digital pictures of your teeth and mend them using 3D rendering technology to form a pattern of your teeth that is about 5X more precise than conventional messy imprints. Their user-friendly nature helps us get the most solid results.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Intraoral digital scans also help us generate detailed physical dental impressions for remedial work, including implants, crowns, and veneers. Intraoral scanners have screens that project the digital dental images as they\u2019re taken in real-time and enable us to explain the treatment with patients while they are in their chairs. The monitors show if the scan is excellent or not before it\u2019s saved and brought to the lab.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n This method of digital tomography gives dentists a quick 3-dimensional image of a patient\u2019s oral and maxillofacial anatomy. In some instances, the level of data collected is equivalent to capturing roughly 1000 individual x-ray images which are stitched together to create a 3D image of the patient\u2019s mandible anatomy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This provides us the capability to digitally prepare for more high-level surgeries like implant placements and sinus lifts. It also provides more calculable results of root canal treatments, ensuring a higher chance of treatment success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nDigital vs. Traditional dentistry<\/b><\/h2>\n
fiWe offer our patients the following technology:<\/b><\/h2>\n
The Wand \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/b><\/h3>\n
Digital X-rays<\/b><\/h3>\n
OPG Scanner<\/b><\/h3>\n
iTero Digital Scanner<\/b><\/h3>\n
Cone Beam CT scanner<\/b><\/h3>\n