The Intra-Oral scanner allows us to take impressions without the messy impression material that may cause nausea or gagging. It can help us diagnose misaligned teeth and get treatments started much faster. Our scanner can also help us plan and build beautiful smiles to meet your treatment goals.
Digital x-rays use a digital image capture device in place of traditional film, sending an image immediately to a computer. The result is a highly-detailed image of the mouth, and its contrast and resolution can be enhanced to more easily diagnose dental problems and determine the best treatment with less radiation.
Digital x-rays can now be taken using phosphorous plates that transmit the image directly into our computer. This permanently stores the image in your file and allows comparisons of past x-rays with current ones. The doctor, then, can see the progression of dental changes over time. The large computer image from the digital x-rays helps the doctor see greater detail and enables the doctor to zoom in on a specific area of the tooth. An important advantage to this new technology is that it reduces the amount of radiation by 90%. Digital x-rays are also faster. The digital image only takes a minute or two to appear on the monitor. In addition, this new technology is friendly to the environment since no chemicals are needed for developing the image.
Our office is excited to introduce the latest in oral cancer detection technology. Oral cancer are aggressive growths that can invade the tongue, roof of the mouth, gums and cheek. In the United States, an estimated 36,450 new cases of cancer of the oral cavity are diagnosed annually. Risk factors that increase the incidence of oral cancer include alcohol, tobacco, human papilloma virus (HPV).
Our office uses a device called the VELscope Vx which provides enhanced vision when it comes to detecting abnormal tissue areas that might not be visible to the naked eye, including oral cancer and premaligmant dysplasias (pre-cancerous lesions) and FDA approved.
Come visit our office to have your mouth screened for oral cancer and take a positive step towards improving your overall oral health!
OralCDx represents a breakthrough in oral cancer detection, a test that will allow you and your dentist to improve the prognosis of a disease that has remained unchanged for the last 50 years.
OralCDx is the first computerized brush biopsy system. It allows dentists to quickly, painlessly and reliably detect oral cancer in its earliest, most easily treatable stage.
Originally developed as part of the “Star Wars” missile defense program, the OralCDx computer system includes a neural network-based image processing system specifically adapted to detect abnormalities unique to oral brush biopsy samples.
Colombo Dental Associates, LLP is now accepting new patients. We specialize in general, family and cosmetic dentistry. Visit us and discover compassionate care along with your best smile.
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