subject: Desirable Speeds For Dental Procedures [print this page] Fields in medical science experienced huge expansions after the Second World War but there were innovations in the field of dentistry like new dental equipment and practices which had a limited reach. Gone are the days when a visit to the family dentist was an ordeal. There was a time in the past when the patient had every right to live in dread of a dentist. Such a reaction is not limited to the dental field whereas other surgeons also faced similar problems especially without pain killers and better tools.
Psychiatrists who have made studies of dental patients have come to the conclusion that it is not actual discomfort in a dental chair that disturbs the patient, rather it is the fear of the discomfort that they expect while having dental work done. Basically if the dental industry finds a way to make every visit to the dentist a rater enjoyable experience then people would not have to be afraid all of the time.
Developing high speed cutting equipment and new dental techniques to go with it have improved the dental practice significantly. Operating such equipment is essential even for students and so one university for dentistry had the machine installed earlier. In the dental industry change does not happen as fast and the same can be said when they have maintained the speeds needed for dental instruments between three thousand and five thousand revolutions per minute from the first dental electric motor to the dawn of World War II. For any dental equipment identifying each one depends on whether it is high speed or an ultra high speed unit. With the ability to go over two hundred thousand revolutions per minute some dental equipment are really ultra high speed.
A dental practitioner who was taught how to use such equipment during his student days can provide better dental care in his community than one who was not introduced to such innovation. Dental procedures performed with high speed instruments are less painful thanks to the efficient and smooth cuts they produce. Preparing cavities is made simple as dentists now have a lightweight instrument that is easy to guide. Accomplishing a procedure for cavity control will require less time when performed by a dentist using this efficient tool. There will definitely be less people worrying about visits to the dentist increasing patient numbers. As people become more comfortable every time they visit their dentists regular assessments can be expected resulting in reduced cases of oral problems including damaged teeth. There is no way for teeth to last if a person does not take proper care of them.
When people started practicing dentistry preparing cavities involved dentists making use of highly unsophisticated pieces of equipment and undeveloped techniques. Gouges and chisels were actually used for dental procedures then. Dental instruments were not as advanced when dentistry was first practiced but they did have a drilling tool and this was the finger drill and it was in a ring that the dentist would wear on his finger. When the civilized world a few centuries back experienced dental practice one of the most common dental instruments they were exposed to included the jeweler's bow drill. In essence this kind of drilling mechanism made use of a bow constantly moved to turn a handle carrying the drill. The drill was powered by a loop of string connecting the handle to the bow.
Ultra speeds do not always provide advantages as there are areas in the practice of dentistry that call for traditional methods. Dental practitioners benefit from having high speed instruments when they do cleaning, polishing, and removal work.
