We offer the latest technology to make your visit as enjoyable as possible. Learn how our laser cavity detector can save you time and money. Also, we offer the ultimate cure to dental fear and anxiety - sleep dentistry!
Laser Cavity Detector:
Dentists are using a new technology that can detect a weakness in a tooth before it becomes a cavity. That could mean no more freezing and no more drills.
“Laser can find cavities early”
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 toward the laser. Not only are you able to tell where the decay is, but how much decay there is. Diagnodent can detect 30% more of decay than by traditional methods. A new method used to detect early cavities and allows dentists to keep fillings much more conservative and helps keep tooth drilling to a minimum.
Sleep Dentistry:
Nearly 50% of the population feels nervous or uncomfortable about going to the dentist or having dental procedures done. The team at Images Dental Centre understands the importance of helping patients feel relaxed and comfortable during dental procedures.
We offer a few types of sedation. One type of sedation we utilize is oral sedation (pills). With oral sedation, we can work on patients for a longer period of time. Oral sedation is very safe. The pills stay in the patient’s system for several hours after the appointment so we get few complaints of pain after procedures are completed.
Most patients remember nothing about their treatment. A few will remember a little, usually at the end of the appointment when we are getting them ready to go home. You will need someone to bring you to our office on the day of your sedation appointment and you MUST have someone take you home afterwards.
Another type of sedation is Nitrous oxide sedation or “laughing gas”. It works very rapidly and the dentist can increase or decrease the depth of sedation. There is no “hang over effect” and one can safety drive home and don’t need an escort. It is overall, very safe and works well for gaggers!
A third type of sedation offered is through I.V. This type of sedation makes the patients feel as if they are asleep. More treatment can be usually done in a shorter period of time. During this, medication is administered through an I.V. into the patient’s body. I.V. sedation induces a state of deep relaxation and a feeling of not being bothered by what’s going on. Time will appear to pass quickly and you will not recall much, perhaps even nothing at all. We used qualified anesthetists who administer the I.V medications.
