River Edge Dental has always been at the leading edge of dental technology and techniques. We proudly maintain a wide range of some of the most advanced dental equipment available. These aren’t just “toys” and “gadgets”–every dental technology we choose helps our patients have a better dental experience and achieve better results. Here are just some of the technologies we use to help you when you come in our office.
No one likes the thought of having their gums cut with blades. Your gums are sensitive, especially if you have gum disease that is causing them to be red and inflamed. With a dental laser, we can perform many gum disease treatments without blades. The result is less discomfort, less bleeding, a faster procedure, and faster healing.
In the past, bite assessments were crude: contact paper showed where your teeth were meeting and where they weren’t. But T-Scan gives us an exciting new tool that shows us not only where your teeth are meeting, but how much force they’re exerting. This tells us if some of your teeth are suffering under extreme bite force. This helps us with TMJ assessment as well as helping to ensure optimal fit for your dental crowns, fillings, and other restorations.
In the past, dentists looked for cavities either by probing with metal picks or, well, just looking. Although these methods could detect surface cavities, they couldn’t tell when you had cavities hidden under the surface. DIAGNOdent uses a low-powered laser to measure the density of your tooth enamel, allowing us to detect cavities that we can’t see–even on x-rays–so we can treat them before they become serious.
NuCalm is an exciting technology that uses your body’s own natural processes to defuse your anxiety responses to a dental visit. It goes beyond simple anxiety relief, as it puts your brain into a state normally only achieved at the edge of sleep or in deep meditation. Some people like NuCalm so much that they actually start looking forward to their dental visits and may even schedule visits just for NuCalm.
A dental x-ray is a flat image of your bones and your teeth, but for many procedures, such as dental implants, we really need to see what’s happening in three dimensions. A CT Scan is able to give us a three-dimensional representation of your teeth and bones. We use a cone beam CT scanner which focuses precisely on the treatment point to give us better resolution and reduces radiation exposure.
Are you tired of having to bite into impression material whenever you’re getting veneers, crowns, or other restorations. The Trios scanner allows us to take digital images of your teeth so you don’t have to bite down in impression material. It also speeds up the process of designing restorations and communicating with the lab so you can get your final restoration faster.
Have you ever wished you could whiten your teeth at home using professional-strength whiteners and an activator light to maximize the effect? Well, now you can. The easily portable GLO teeth whitening unit provides a light to help maximize the whitening you achieve. In just a little over a half hour every day, you can dramatically whiten your teeth, much more than with whitening strips and other at-home approaches to whitening.
For people who are suffering a wide range of symptoms like headaches and rashes that they’re having difficulty tracking down, food sensitivity may be the problem. ALCAT testing lets us track down potential causes of your symptoms related to the foods you eat every day.
DNA contains many types of vital information that can help us prevent and treat gum disease. It gives us a precise recipe of your risk and allows us to design a custom treatment plan for you. There are two types of oral DNA testing available. First, we can determine what type of oral bacteria are in your mouth, whether they are ones associated with severe periodontitis. But bacteria are only half the story in gum disease. The other half is how your body responds to the infection, and we can test whether you’re likely to have a destructive immune response.
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common types of virus, but it can be associated with certain types of oral cancer. However, only certain strains of the virus have been associated with cancer risk. DNA testing allows us to determine which types of HPV you have and whether they put you at risk.
Want to learn more about the technologies we utilize in our office or take advantage of the amazing benefits they offer. Please call 201-343-4044 or email for an appointment at the River Edge Dental Center for Cosmetic & General Dentistry.