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Intra-Oral Camera
We strive to provide all of our patients with the highest quality and the most advanced dental care. With this in mind, we have a piece of equipment to help you better understand your dental health. It is an intra-oral camera. It is tiny video camera that looks like a pen.
A sterilized small probe shaped camera is moved around the inside of your mouth. This will provide you with a tooth by tooth video exam of your teeth so you can see your teeth enlarged in living color on our computer screen in the treatment room. We can freeze and store the picture of the inside of your mouth for a bigger and better look and then take an instant photograph for you and your records.
This painless, no radiation technique allows you to see problems such as worn-out, defective fillings, fractured teeth, decay, bleeding gums and plaque. Together we can discuss your treatment plan with you for restoring your mouth to optimal health.
Key Benefits
Early Detection of cavities is a significant benefit to patients. Traditionally the "explorer" was used to feel a "sticky" area. The use of the camera and its magnification allows me to detect cavities before the enamel has fractured away to reveal the soft and decalcified underlaying tooth structure.
Oral Pathology and its detection is a major advantage of the intraoral camera. Just as the operating room physician is advantaged in seeing with his "scope" the dentist is also at an advantage to visualize and diagnose skin changes which may be pre cancerous or simply tissue abnormalities.
Fractured Teeth may be detected with the intraoral camera due to the ability to magnify. Often the cracks in teeth are undetectable to the naked eye or to 3.5X microsurgical eyeglasses. The early detection of these concerns allows treatment when the problem is small and uncomplicated.
Fractured Fillings may also be detected with the intraoral camera due to the ability to magnify. Cracked fillings are often very difficult to detect without the aid of intraoral camera magnification. When fillings crack and leak they usually decay at the deepest point and can be complicated to repair. The early treatment of these conditions is a major advantage since they are uncomplicated when shallow.
Patient Communication is dramatically improved when you can see your dental condition on a 27 inch TV monitor. this enables me to indicate you exactly what, why, and where your treatment will occur.
Record Keeping is dramatically improved. If a picture is truly worth a thousand words, dental photographs are extremely valuable in communicating to your insurance carrier, and obtaining benefits for therapy which you need.
To schedule an appointment, contact our office 248-362-1100.