Modern Care With Greater Precision
Advanced Dental Technology
We are pleased to use state-of-the-art dental technology here at Pristine Smiles when providing your care. These technologies make it possible for our experienced dental team to provide you with faster and more accurate diagnoses, more precise treatments and a higher quality of care.
Advanced Diagnostic Imaging
3D CBCT (Cone Beam Computed Tomography) Scans
We use the latest dental technology at Pristine Smiles, including 3D CBCT scans. This scan provides more accurate images of the mouth, teeth, jaw bone density, soft tissues, and nerves in the craniofacial region in one scan.
This helps us for more accurate diagnoses and to treat dental and oral surgery conditions. Traditional film and x-ray methods do not provide the level of detail or accuracy that CBCT does.
CBCT scans can be used to diagnose and treat a wide range of dental conditions including dental infections, fractured teeth, oral pathology and several other conditions. CBCT scans are also used prior to or during root canal treatments, extractions, implant placements, sinus lifts and several other procedures to ensure the treatment is performed with a very high level of precision and accuracy.
Comfortable Digital Impressions
Digital Scanner
Our dental team uses an advanced digital scanner to examine your mouth and capture detailed 3D images of your oral structures. These images are used in creating impressions, designing your restorations and ensuring that your treatments meet your exact needs.
Digital impressions have some advantages over traditional ones. Traditional impressions involve a material that is often messy, inconvenient, and uncomfortable. Our digital scanner helps patients with strong gag reflex who do not tolerate traditional impressions well.
When taking digital impressions, an intraoral camera takes hundreds of pictures of your mouth, all while you watch on a chairside monitor. Our software then pieces together these images to create a highly accurate, three-dimensional representation of your teeth and gums. The entire process takes anywhere from 45 seconds to a minute and a half!
Faster, Safer Imaging
Digital X-Rays
X-rays are an essential part of a thorough dental examination. They show our dental team areas of concern that aren’t visible to the naked eye. Digital X-rays improve the process by being faster, safer, and more comfortable.
Best of all, they significantly reduce the amount of radiation you’re exposed to, so you can rest easy knowing that your long-term health is protected.
Digital X-ray images are available immediately because they don’t have to be processed. That means we can detect any dental issues quicker and develop a treatment plan right away, increasing the odds of a successful outcome.
You See What We See
Intra-Oral Camera
By taking the intra-oral photos, we are able to show you what we see and let you know your best treatment options.
Intra-oral photos are also helpful to our hygienists. They are able to show you what they see, especially if they find an area of your mouth where there is a larger amount of tartar. This may indicate that you need to brush or floss more in one area of your mouth. Your hygienist will use intra-oral photos they have taken to help you maximize your home care.
Our staff is committed to helping you keep your smile healthy and intra-oral photos are one of the most useful tools we have. Taking intra-oral photos creates a complete picture of the condition of your mouth and helps us provide you with the best that dentistry has to offer.
