Dental Technology
CAD CAM Technology
CAD CAM is one the latest and greatest technologies to hit dentistry. And it is one of the latest enhancements added to the solutions offered by Smiles by Design.
Patients can now come into the office and have porcelain crowns and other cosmetic restorations designed on the computer and milled in the office
while they wait! They no longer have to wear a temporary crown for two weeks while waiting for the lab to construct the crown.
There are huge benefits in leveraging this technology:
- Single Appointment Dental Care: Most dental restorative methods require more than one visit to the dentist. With CAD CAM, the procedure is done in a single appointment.
- Finest Dental Materials: A CAD CAM tooth restoration isn’t just convenient, it is also healthy. Your Smiles by Design dentist uses strong, tooth colored ceramic materials to restore your teeth to their natural strength, beauty, and function.
- Smile Enhancement: Your Smiles by Design dentist uses CAD CAM for more than just crowns and fillings. CAD CAM is capable of producing any single tooth restoration. Chipped or discolored front teeth can be repaired with beautiful porcelain anterior crowns or veneers.
Dental Lasers
Laser dentistry improves the way many dental procedures are performed.
- Reduces the need for stitches.
- Reduces the need for anesthesia.
- Reduces blood loss during procedures.
- Reduces the chance of Bacterial infections
- Reduces damage to surrounding tissue.
- Faster healing and tissues regeneration.
Digital X-Rays
Dr. Perlin of Smiles by Design was one of the first dentists in the state of Illinois to offer digital x-rays. The advantages of going digital with x-rays include:
- the time it takes to get results
- less radiation used (up to 80%) to generate the images
- the ability to digitally transfer and enhance images
Once the x-rays have been taken, the images appear on a monitor in the examination room, in front of the dentist & the patient for review.
