PATIENT INFORMATION

Advanced Technology

Precision Dentistry

When you seek care at our office, you are assured that Dr. Lopez and his staff utilize the latest in technology to enhance the quality and fit for your dental care.

Digital Imaging

Dr. Lopez chooses carefully which and when radiographs are taken. There are many guidelines that we follow. Radiographs allow us to see everything we cannot see with our own eyes. Radiographs enable us to detect cavities in between your teeth, determine bone level, and analyze the health of your bone. We can also examine the roots and nerves of teeth, diagnose lesions such as cysts or tumors, as well as assess damage when trauma occurs.

Dental radiographs are invaluable aids in diagnosing, treating, and maintaining dental health. Exposure time for dental radiographs is extremely minimal. Dr. Lopez utilizes Digital Imaging Technologies within the office. With digital imaging, exposure time is about 50 percent less when compared to traditional radiographs. Digital imaging can also help us retrieve valuable diagnostic information. We may be able to see cavities better.

Digital imaging allows us to store patient images, and enables us to quickly and easily transfer them to specialists or insurance companies.

Cerec - One Visit Ceramic Restorations

Crown Ready in less than 1 hour

Spend less of your valuable time visiting the dentist. Restoring one tooth with CEREC usually takes less than one hour. With CEREC you no longer need to wear a temporary while you wait for your permanent crown to be manufactured at a distant lab.

Cerec One-Visit crowns are natural in appearance, compatible with tissue in the mouth, anti-abrasive and plaque-resistant.

What is Cerec?

CEREC 3D technology combines a camera, computer and computer-controlled milling machine into a precisely controlled system which allows Dr. Lopez to create an incredibly detailed digitized model of your damaged tooth.

Dr. Lopez then uses the Cerec software to design your personalized restoration and create a beautiful and microscopically accurate permanent ceramic restoration. This can often be done while you wait. The Cerec crown fits perfectly over the surface of your old tooth.

Benefits of CEREC®

Single-visit convenience
Hi-tech accuracy
Natural, tooth-colored restoration
Bio-compatible
Anti-abrasive and plaque resistant ceramic materials
Metal free - for better translucency and no allergic reaction
Preserves more healthy tooth structure

Laser Dentistry

For patients who do not look forward to needles, drilling, or numbness, Laser Dentistry may be the right choice.

Laser dentistry is one of dentistry's latest advances. The laser delivers energy in the form of light. Depending on the intended result, this energy travels at different wavelengths and is absorbed by a "target." In dentistry, these targets can be enamel, decay, gum tissue, or whitening enhancers. Each one absorbs a different wavelength of light while reflecting others. Laser dentistry can be used for both tooth and soft tissue related procedures. Oftentimes no local anesthesia is required. Unlike with the dental drill, with laser dentistry there is no heat or vibration, making the procedure quite comfortable for most patients. For soft tissue (surgical) procedures it eliminates the need for suturing and healing is much faster.

Areas of dental care that benefit from laser technology:

Cavity removal
Curing, or hardening, bonding materials
Whitening teeth
Periodontal, or gum related, care
Pediatric procedures
Apthous Ulcer treatment (canker sore)
Frenectomy (tongue-tie release) without anesthesia or sutures
Root canals and apicoectomies
Crown lengthening, gingivectomy and other gum corrections

Dental lasers have been shown to be safe and effective for treating both children and adults.

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Intraoral Camera

Many patients, especially younger patients, are very familiar with the latest technology and are comfortable with the high tech practice. Computers and TV screens are their primary method of information processing.

Dr. Lopez utilizes intraoral camera technology that helps enhance your understanding of your diagnosis. An intraoral camera is a very small camera - in some cases, just a few millimeters long. An intraoral camera allows our practice to view clear, precise images of your mouth, teeth and gums, in order for us to accurately make a diagnosis. With clear, defined, enlarged images, you see details that may be missed by standard mirror examinations. This can mean faster diagnosis with less chair-time for you!

Intra oral cameras also enable our practice to save your images in our office computer to provide a permanent record of treatments. These images can be printed for you, other specialists, and your lab or insurance companies.

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