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Laser Spots Cavities
DIAGNODENT technology uses a simple laser scanner to check your teeth. How? First, we aim the laser onto one of your healthy enamel tooth surfaces to give us a benchmark reading. Then, we continue on around your mouth, shining the laser into all suspect areas. This light is measured by receptors, converted to an acoustic signal, evaluated electronically to reveal a value between one and 100, then displayed on a screen. Anytime the laser encounters a surface that reads differently than the healthy baseline value, it stimulates emission of fluorescent light of a different wavelength. A reading of 10-20 indicates some enamel softening, pointing to a potential problem area that merits close monitoring. A reading of 21-100 indicates a definite area of cavity requiring a filling.
Early Detection, Precise Correction
Using DIAGNODENT technology allows us to catch more areas of Cavity sooner and with more precision. It can help prevent the spread of small cavities meaning the fillings required are simpler and shallower, preserving more of the tooth. This allows us to use minimally invasive PAIN FREE filling procedures, such as drill-free air abrasion and flow a liquid tooth colored filling into tooth.
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