Dental Technology in Farmington

As today’s dental technologies improve, care becomes more streamlined and more comfortable. As a result, investing in new tools is one way of creating a better experience for patients. And two services in particular are making a difference in care today.

Digital X-rays

Dentists take x-rays because of the valuable information they can provide. For instance, an x-ray can reveal problems between teeth, below teeth along the gumline, and even inside a tooth—all problems that would be very hard to detect with a just a visual exam.

But why use digital x-rays over traditional x-rays? For a few reasons.

First, digital x-rays reduces radiation exposure to patients by up to 70%. Plus, with the use of DEXshield™, we're able to protect our patients even more by cutting their exposure down up to another 30%. The images can also be viewed immediately instead of being developed with harmful chemicals. And finally, digital x-rays can be stored digitally, which means that there’s no need for a lot of physical storage space in our office. What’s more, they can be easily displayed on a monitor for you to look at with your dentist during an appointment.

Ortek - ECD (Electronic Caries Detector)

The ECD is an invaluable tool that can help diagnose and monitor early decay in the pits and fissures of teeth that often go undetected by x-rays, visual or tactile exams. The ECD is FDA cleared, has 100% sensitivity and 93% specificity.