The comfort of our patients is very important to us. We want everyone, including people with anxiety or special needs, to enjoy a positive experience in our office. One way we ensure a comfortable experience is with technology. In today’s blog, your team at Delightful Dental Care talks about helping smiles in Kansas City, MO, with advanced technology! From the initial diagnosis and treatment planning, to creating custom appliances and more to restore function and health to your smile, we can help with the latest in digital technology!
Digital Imaging
We employ digital imaging to diagnose your smile, plan treatment, and aid in the creation of custom restorations, dental prosthetics, and oral appliances. Instead of traditional x-rays, we will employ a digital alternative. With this option, you don’t need to bite down on uncomfortable bitewings and hold this bite. Instead, we will use a device that captures images with comfort, and then sends them to a chairside monitor instantly. No need to wait for these images for development in harsh chemicals, so this option is better for the environment and better for your time! We will be able to peer beneath the gums and into the teeth and roots to assess position of decay and infection, and to plan care with precision.
We can look closely at the surfaces of your teeth and gums with an intraoral camera, which contains a small digital camera at the end of a thin wand, so we can take pictures from multiple angles quickly and comfortably. We an even look at hard-to-reach areas of your bite! This is essential for a diagnosis, so we catch issues like tooth decay, gum disease, TMJ disorder, and even bruxism (teeth grinding). This also aids in diagnosing oral cancer.
Finally, we have the cone-beam computed tomography device, or CBCT, which takes a panoramic x-ray of your entire bite, which is crucial for planning more involved treatments, such as wisdom tooth extraction or even dental implant placement!
Sleep Apnea Appliances and More
If you have snoring and trouble staying awake or feeling rested, then you could suffer from sleep apnea. To bring relief and help you rest easier, we could use the Cirona 3D imaging systems to capture digital x-rays of your bite and create a model of the mouth and key oral structures, which we then use to custom-make an oral appliance. This will fit like a mouthguard and prevents the collapse of soft tissues, so you avoid breathing cessation and stay rested throughout the night.
We also have the iTero device, which enables us to create digital impressions of your bite so we can design and craft oral appliances that treat TMJ disorder and bruxism (teeth grinding). This is also key for creating orthodontic appliances, as well as custom restoration and even dental prosthetic with precision and accuracy.
Dental Lasers
We can also ensure treatment with precision and patient comfort with soft tissues lasers. These can be used to manage periodontal disease with comfort and precision, and to even remove excess tissues to tackle a gummy smile. The system can reshape the gum line for better smile esthetics, and destroy harmful bacteria in the process. This is a precise and comfortable process that rarely requires anesthesia. Treatment takes one visit and heals quickly, so you can return to your normal routine in as little as a day or two.
Sedation Dentistry
Finally, to ensure patients comfort whether people have anxiety, special needs, or are undergoing more extensive treatments, we could offer care with sedation dentistry. Using options like nitrous oxide, oral sedation, and IV sedation, we can help you enter a deep state of calm and relaxation, with little memory of the procedure. You can enjoy a comfortable treatment experience throughout! If you have any questions about how we ensure optimal care and comfortable visits for our patients with digital technology and laser dentistry, as well as sedation options, then reach out to our team today to learn more and get started! We look forward to helping you enjoy your best possible smile, so let’s begin with an initial checkup visit today.
Schedule Your Next Visit with Delightful Dental Care
If you want to protect your smile with advanced technology, then talk about patient comfort and technology with Dr. Diana Tabakh, DDS. Our team wants to help return your smile to its best state, with optimal health, beauty, and bite function, To schedule your appointment, please call Delightful Dental Care in Kansas City, MO at (816) 942-7669 today.