Dental Technology
03/28/2006
Everyone gathered around the patient dons his or her protective glasses as the doctor aims the laser beam into the patient's mouth.
Tommie Snider, the patient, has long been a self-proclaimed dentist-hater, but it's ``no sweat'' as Dr. Mark Perko etches away at his teeth with a laser and covers the pockets above them with a pearly filling.
The procedure is fast, painless and safe -- the safety glasses are just a precaution, Perko reassures those in the room.
For more than two years now, the South Akron dentist has used a laser to etch, cut and clean teeth with minimal use of drills and anesthetics.
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03/05/2006
Image-guided surgery is a revolutionary tool that has enabled
surgeons to plan their surgical procedures more effectively.
The overlaid images of preoperative sites enables the surgeon
to deliver precise operation while both minimising patient
trauma and protecting vital structures. Image-guided surgery
is commonly used in neurosurgery, otorhinological surgery
and maxillofacial surgery and it is critical that the head is
immobilized to provide accurate registration of the
preoperative site.
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03/03/2006
BETHESDA, Md. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- The first modern dental implants hit the scene in the 1950s. Though they're a better option for many denture-wearers, about 22 million Americans still have dentures -- or no teeth at all. Getting a dental implant is usually a long, arduous process, but now a new technology is changing that.
The drill. It's a sound that sends chills up the spine, but going to the dentist just got easier for people like Yolande Donaldson. "I can't imagine smiling and having that space there," she tells Ivanhoe.
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03/02/2006
CHICAGO (January 24, 2006) -The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) and the Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD) are pleased to announce a recently formed agreement that will allow members to enjoy benefits from both organizations and encourage them to go further in their general practice through enhanced continuing education opportunities.
In 2006, the AGD and the ALD will work together to inform general dentists about the programs and services each organization has to offer its members.
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02/06/2006
A relatively new dental imaging process has forever changed the way dental
evaluations are conducted. Usually, a dental consultation includes taking
x-rays to gather structural information, evaluating the external and internal
structures of the mouth, and finally, diagnosing and recommending treatment
for any problems. All of which requires considerable time, effort, and
patience.
Faster
But now, digital radiography has not only simplified and shortened this
process, but improved it as well.
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02/01/2006
Alto, TX (PRWEB) February 1, 2006 -- Combining science with common sense, Dr. Don, a retired dentist from Northern California, developed his dental care products to deal with the problems we all have today such as bad breath and gum disease. Two new products, offered exclusively through EM America, are Dr. Don’s Antioxidant Toothpowder and Dr. Don’s Antioxidant Mouthwash & Gargle. The products offer what most dental products cannot claim: soft tissue cleansing through electromagnetic energy without the use of electricity. This is a massive step forward in dental care.
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01/20/2006
NewsCenter 5's Heather Kahn reports that Diagnodent is a new laser which
finds hard-to-spot areas of tooth decay.
"It puts out a laser beam down into the tooth, and that light reflects back
towards the laser," Dr. Tom Orent of the Center for Esthetic Dentistry said. "If
there's decay, there's a change in the wavelength. You get a reading from zero
to 100 and are able to tell not only where the decay is, but how deep it is, how
much decay there is."
Orent said that regular dental exams and X-rays can miss as much as
three-quarters of decay.
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