How Technology Is Changing the Dental Industry
Technology is changing the way we think, feel, and what we see in our day. While there are some who are worried about the impact of technology on our society, there are many benefits to it as well. Now, technology is changing the way a dentist will work. At Lifetime Smiles, we are proud to announce that we’ve invested in a variety of new equipment that will make your life and ours easier. After all, isn’t the whole point of technology to push us to innovative limits and make life a tiny bit easier? With cell phones, you’re able to call for help if you’re stuck on the side of the road or for a ride if you don’t have one.
When it comes to the dental industry, technology is changing the way a dentist works one piece of equipment at a time as well as how dentists conduct themselves. By introducing new pieces of technological equipment, we are able to diagnose your oral health issues easier and create a better treatment plan. If you’re interested in coming to an innovative dentist in Austin, TX, then contact us.
Digital Dentistry
While we’re in the midst of the digital revolution, we’re seeing the great impact on the medicinal and dentistry industry. From electronic record keeping to data analysis with new diagnostic tools and prevention methods, the way a dentist and a doctor works has changed dramatically. These revolutionary pieces of equipment are changing treatment options as well. By using expert and innovative technology, the industry is able to broaden the accessibility to get dental care and make it more affordable to visit a dentist.
It might seem counterintuitive to have a more affordable, healthy smile while we invest in large pieces of expensive equipment. But in fact, these pieces of technological equipment make it easier to come visit our dentist and do so more infrequently. Due to top quality digital access, there can be more precise diagnosis and treatments that only continue to grow instead of becoming stagnant. In addition, due to a more tailored treatment that’s based on the knowledge of medical and dental history, a dentist can pinpoint the exact type of oral disease.
The Next Generation Diagnosis And Treatment
When it comes to using technology, it makes it a lot easier to diagnose and treat people with oral health issues. With lasers, a dentist can do minor gum surgery. With hard tissue lasers, a dentist can begin to replace those dental drills that cause so many people anxiety. In addition, these lasers can help to remove the tooth decay in your mouth because of the small digitally controlled mirrors on the equipment. There are also biomaterials that are used to fill cavities and make it much less painful to hear that you have a cavity. In addition, there is bioprinting, which helps to replace a crown, bridge, or a cap because of the 3-D scans to help learn more about a tooth. By taking 3-D printing to the next level, it will hopefully be able to add chemicals to fight tooth decay in your teeth.
What’s neat about these pieces of technology is the fact that they make treating you so much easier and eliminates dental phobia that so many people experience. Many people have a fear of going to the dentist because of the equipment such as the drills that are used. By making it easier to treat your oral health, the fear of going to the dentist will decrease because we get you in and out of there so quickly.
Prevention
Lastly, our new steps in technology will help with prevention. As a dentist, one of the facets we like to focus on is prevention methods. With innovative prevention, you can now purchase a toothbrush that will show your mouth and let you know if you’re not brushing enough. A timer will go off to track how long you brush and then it syncs with an app to help you brush for the two minute designated time with a form of entertainment. In addition, there are pressure sensors that will let you know if you’re brushing too hard. These innovative toothbrushes will catch diseases in your mouth and monitor your heart rate, detect BAC, and even sense if you have bad breath.
At our dental office, we are excited to have the newest pieces of technology in the industry. From digital internal scanners for 3-D dentistry to televisions that show the full view of your teeth, these innovative pieces of technology are beneficial to both you and our dentist. We can better diagnose sleep apnea and oral health issues that might have been missed before we invested in cutting edge technology.