Technology
At Radiant Modern Dentistry, dental technology is about more than having the latest and greatest tools. It’s about improving patient comfort and efficiency.
“I want to give you the most value in the shortest amount of time,” Dr. Sydney said.
That’s why her practice invests in technology that reduces wait times and anxiety while improving your comfort and overall experience. Some of these groundbreaking tools include:
Patients can rest their teeth on this mouthpiece, which Dr. Sydney calls “the mermaid tail,” so they don’t have to hold their mouth open during procedures. Some patients become so comfortable that they fall asleep.
The Isodry provides constant suction and prevents water pooling in the back of the patient’s throat. The constant suction allows the dentist or hygienist to concentrate on the patient’s teeth instead of suctioning water from their mouth.
The Cavitron creates ultrasonic waves that vibrate stain, tarter and plaque off teeth, eliminating or greatly reducing the need for hand scaling. It’s much more comfortable for the patient and the hygienist than scraping teeth clean with a sharp pick.
This handheld X-ray device is less intimidating to the patient and uses less radiation, so you don’t have to wear a heavy lead apron. It looks a bit like a cookie press.
The wand-like Trios scanner does what might have seemed like magic a few years ago. Dr. Sydney can make a digital image of a patient’s teeth in 30 seconds. Compare that to the old-fashioned medium that requires 6 minutes to set when making a cast of a tooth.
The digital image can then be emailed to a lab, where a crown can be made much more quickly and accurately than by traditional methods. With the Trios, Dr. Sydney can take an image of a patient’s entire bite and show it to them immediately. “It allows you the perspective of what’s going on in your own mouth,” she said.
Using scans taken by the Trios scanner, this printer can make a temporary crown in 17 minutes that’s much more accurate and comfortable than one made by hand. The printer is also used for making night guards, models and surgical guides for implant placement.
The intraoral camera resembles an electric toothbrush with a camera in the end. The photos allow patients to see what the dentist sees, so they can decide on treatment together.
Dr. Sydney usually takes intraoral photos before she drills a tooth, after, once the cavity is cleaned out and after it’s filled. She balances aesthetics with efficiency when filling a tooth, so the patient won’t spend more time in the chair than necessary.
This technology provides a CBCT (cone-beam computed tomography) field of view. The system rotates around the patient, capturing data using a
cone-shaped X-ray beam. The dentist can move forward and back, up and down, through the image to see details such as cracked teeth and bone path.
The image can be useful when planning where to put an implant, how deep to go and any nerves in the area that should be avoided.
“The cool thing about dentistry is that it keeps evolving,” Dr. Sydney said. The industry keeps finding better ways to make the process less intimidating and patients more comfortable.
“We want you here,” she said. “I always want patients to feel like I care about them, like I’m involved in their health.”
Dr. Sydney is ready to provide you and your teeth the awesome treatment you deserve. That radiant feeling is just one appointment away!