TECHNOLOGY
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Digital X-Rays
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Cavitron
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Cone Beam 3D Xray
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Intra-Oral Scanner
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Intra-oral Camera
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Air Abrasion
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Soft Tissue Lasers
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Waterlase
OUR TECHNOLOGY
Our state-of-the-art technologies ensure accuracy, efficiency, and comfort. Our dental equipment is safe, effective, and well-maintained. Some of our dental technologies include those listed below
TECHNOLOGIES
LESS RADIATION
DIGITAL SCANNING
PAIN-FREE PRECISION
DIGITAL X-RAYS
Our advanced digital x-rays magnify and enhance your teeth for better diagnosis and treatment. This technology allows us to take images of your teeth and display them on a computer screen quickly and easily.
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With digital x-rays, we can view your teeth and surrounding structures with remarkable accuracy. These images provide the information we need to plan your dental treatment.
Digital x-rays require much less radiation than traditional film x-rays. Digital x-rays are a safe and effective dental technology.
CONE BEAM 3D XRAY
A Cone Beam 3D X-ray (CBCT) is a specialized, low-radiation imaging technique that creates highly detailed 3D images of teeth, soft tissues, nerve pathways, and bones. It is primarily used in dentistry, orthodontics, and oral surgery for precise treatment planning
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Unlike traditional CT scans that use a narrow fan-shaped beam and require multiple passes, a CBCT scanner uses a cone-shaped X-ray beam.
The Process: A rotating arm circles your head once while you sit or stand still.
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Speed: The entire scan typically takes only 10 to 40 seconds.
Output: It captures hundreds of images from different angles, which are then stitched together to form a highly accurate 3D model.
INTRA-ORAL CAMERA
The intra-oral camera is about the size and shape of a pen. It is used to record images of your teeth, gums, mouth, and tongue from inside your mouth. Due to its small size and sleek design, it is comfortable, easy to use, and able to view a wide range of angles. The intra-oral camera is a safe and effective tool that can be used with patients of every age.
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The intra-oral camera is a highly valuable resource for both diagnosis and treatment planning. Each time we use the intra-oral camera, a new disposable cover is employed. This ensures your health and safety at all times. After your exam, images captured by the intra-oral camera may be digitally stored, printed out, or deleted.
SOFT TISSUE LASERS
With soft tissue lasers at our disposal, Dr. John Kurzawa can provide precise high-quality treatments that are relatively pain-free, less invasive, and useful for a wide variety of dental treatments.
A laser is essentially a tiny beam of highly concentrated light. This beam can be used to provide pinpoint accuracy in treatments. Because the laser sterilizes the tissues and seals off blood vessels as it is used, the chance of infection or bleeding following laser treatment is minimal. The soft tissue laser is minimally-invasive, but highly effective.
With the highly versatile soft tissue laser, Dr. John Kurzawa can seal nerve endings and blood vessels and treat soft tissues simultaneously. This creates less stress on the gums, which significantly reduces both swelling and bleeding. Moreover, by using the soft tissue laser, Dr. John Kurzawa minimizes patients’ discomfort both during and after the treatment and lessen their recovery time.
Dr. John Kurzawa uses soft tissue laser technology to provide our patients with precise dental care with a comfortable dental experience.
CAVITRON
The Cavitron is a handheld device used in periodontal deep cleaning. While scaling can be completed by hand, the Cavitron uses ultrasonic technology to remove calculus from teeth and gums quickly, gently and effectively.
With the Cavitron, patients enjoy a more comfortable experience and time spent scaling and polishing is decreased.
INTRA-ORAL SCANNER
What is the secret to making a great impression? At Next Generation Dentistry, we use our intra-oral digital scanner to ensure that the impressions we take are accurate, efficient, and comfortable every time.
Impressions are necessary for the fabrication of dental restorations, such as crowns, bridges, and dental implants. Our hand-held intra-oral scanner takes 3-dimensional digital video impressions with proven accuracy. Even the most challenging cases can be accurately scanned with our intra-oral scanner.
Another benefit to you is reduced time. When we send precise digital scans to our lab, your restorations require less preparation work and can be fabricated more quickly. This means you can have your restoration placed and be enjoying the results sooner than with traditional impression methods.
In the past, you may have experienced dental trays that filled with a soft substance that hardened into an impression of your mouth and teeth. With the intra-oral scanner’s small hand-held wand, we can take accurate digital impressions quickly and easily, without tripping your gag reflex.
Even more, as we complete your scan, you will be able to view the impression on the monitor along with us. This allows you to see more precisely why we have recommended restoration for your oral health needs.
We look forward to seeing you again at your next appointment with us. We love to make a great impression.
AIR ABRASION
Our office is equipped with modern air abrasion technology. We utilize a small handheld device to blow a stream of air and tiny aluminum oxide particles against your tooth. This can be used to safely blast away tooth decay and remove surface stains. Air abrasion may also be used as part of a cosmetic or restorative treatment to prepare a tooth for bonding or to repair cracked or worn teeth.
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To learn more about how air abrasion technology may be used to restore your smile, contact our office.
WATERLASE
Waterlase is a cutting-edge dental laser that is used to successfully treat many common dental conditions in a minimally invasive way. It combines air, water and laser energy to remove molecules while keeping your teeth hydrated. Waterlase is virtually painless, safe, precise and reduces the risk of cross contamination.