Laser Scanner Finds Cavities at Their Beginning Stages
Perhaps in the past, you have scheduled regular visits to a dentist to take care of any cavity development when it is still small. At one of those visits, you are in disbelief that the dentist is telling you there is a large cavity in one of your teeth. How did this happen? The cavity was there six months earlier, it just wasn't identified. Often, very small cavities do not show up on X-rays or are not apparent with visual examination.With the Laser Scanner, we can detect cavities when they are just beginning so our doctor can remove the decay and restore it with a very small, invisible filling. Use of this high-tech tool also provides accuracy in treatment and eliminates any unnecessary procedures.
San Diego Smiles
Kurt Christensen, DDS - Steven Krause, DDS, MAGD
337 West Madison Avenue
El Cajon, CA 92020
Phone: (619) 442-8841
Website: www.SDSmileStudio.com
It
is important to take care of a cavity when it is still small to
keep more of the original tooth structure intact. In the very
beginning stages, a cavity may not be visible even with X-rays.
With the use of a laser scanner, our doctors will be able to
identify the smallest cavity and remove and repair it with a
natural-looking filling. In the past, tooth sensitivity or pain
may have been symptoms of decay that were not apparent. As a
result, sometimes root canals were performed as the solution to
the problem. Now the laser scanner easily detects the problem of
decay to relieve your discomfort when it first develops.