subject: Advancement In Dental Procedures [print this page] Dental technology has witnessed incredible advancements over the last few decades. Heres a brief list of some of the futuristic dental procedures that are bound to revolutionize the field of dentistry.
Adhesive Dentistry: Adhesive Dentistry refers to dental restorations that comprise bonding of composite resin or porcelain fillings to natural teeth.
Air Abrasion: This procedure involves removal of tooth structure by blasting a tooth with air and abrasive. This futuristic technology might eliminate the need for an anesthetic.
Block Injection: Block Injection is a process which involves anesthesia of a nerve trunk that encompasses a large portion of the jaw. A mandibular block injection creates numbness of the lower jaw, teeth and half the tongue.
Bonding: Bonding refers to an adhesive dental restoration technique in which a tooth-colored composite resin is used to repair and/or change the color or shape of a tooth. It is a procedure to integrate tooth-colored resin to the tooth's surface, thus creating a bond. Composite resin bonding is a procedure in which a resin (which is quite similar to enamel) is bonded to a tooth's surface, sculpted and fine-tuned into shape and later, hardened and polished.
Cavitron: Cavitron is a dental equipment that uses high frequency ultrasonic waves for cleaning teeth.
Composite Resin: Composite resin is a material made of plastic combined with small glass or ceramic particles. It is usually cured with filtered light or chemical catalyst.
Cosmetic Dentistry: In cosmetic dentistry, various kinds of dental treatments are performed to accentuate your appearance.
Cosmetic Contouring: In Cosmetic Contouring, the cosmetic dentist will sculpt and reshape your chipped, broken or deformed teeth to make them straighter.
Dental Implant: In this Dental procedure, a titanium cylinder is surgically positioned in the bone of the upper or lower jaw to provide support for a dental restoration or dental equipment.
Intraoral Camera: It is a small video camera which is used to view and magnify oral conditions.
Using Laughing Gas or Nitrous Oxide for sedation: Laughing Gas or Nitrous oxide is an odorless inhalation agent that produces sedation, helps lessen anxiety and creates a state of mental and physical relaxation.
