DIGITAL DENTISTRY CENTRAL COAST

More than ever before, dental technology advancements are allowing dentists to efficiently identify and diagnose diseases and plan treatments during your visit.

We utilise digital or computer-based technology to examine, diagnose, and treat any conditions you may have, and assist our dental clinicians in your follow-ups and interactions with you.

This includes the use of:

• Intra-oral cameras – These are small cameras that we use in place of the tiny round mouth mirrors that were traditionally used by dentists to examine inside your mouth.  The advantage is the magnification of what we see, which you as a patient can also see on the screen.  This helps you to understand what’s going on and help you to improve your oral hygiene. The intra-oral cameras can also take photos which form part of our records.

• Digital radiography including OPG (Orthopantomagram) - This takes a panoramic scan dental xray of the upper and lower jaw.

• CBCT (Cone Beam Computer Tomography) – 3D imaging that captures dentition, soft tissues, nerve pathways and facial bones in one scan, thus improving the visibility needed by our dentists to diagnose, evaluate, and plan treatments.

• Intra-oral scanners and CAD/CAM Technology – The days of the dreaded impression material (the putty-like substance used to make moulds of your teeth) are numbered, thanks to Intra-oral scanners.  The scanner allows for a faster and more comfortable experience for our patients, especially those who have a tendency to gag with the traditional impression material.  The scanners enable us to take a 3D digital image of your mouth (teeth and gums), which we use to design a prosthesis such as crowns, veneers, onlays, inlays, bridges, implant-supported restorations, or dentures.  Depending on each case, we either send these to our trusted dental laboratory, or we mill it inhouse using our milling machine and furnace for a same-day turnaround.