A Few Things We Do To Make Appointments Go Smoother and Quicker:

• Waterlase Laser (Click to goto page): Lasers are an up & coming dental technology! Often the laser allows us to treat patients without an injection. No fear of needles before the appointment and no obnoxious numbness for hours after!
• Nitrous Oxide – Laughing Gas: Each room is plumbed to deliver nitrous oxide and oxygen, so your cares can float away as we work.
• Topical Anesthetic: The newer formulations of topical anesthetic, along with the laser, can sometimes preclude the use of an injection. Even when you do need an injection, the topical makes the experience easier than in the past.
• Anesthetic Warmers: Anesthetic at body temperature makes an injection more comfortable.
• CEREC3 CAD/CAM System: The CEREC3 is a computer assisted design and milling unit that allows us to make porcelain veneers, crowns, onlays, and inlays in less time, with only one appointment, and, we‘ve found, with less post-operative discomfort.
• Bite Blocks: To rest your weary jaw as we work. Some patients like them so much, they ask for them when they sit down.
• Piezo-Electric Scalers: By using the ProSelect3 Scaler we can greatly reduce the “nails on a chalkboard” sensation that hand scaling during your cleaning can produce.
• High Intensity Curing Lights: When we place fillings that require light activation to harden, we use Apollo arc light curing wands. These reduce the curing time by a third or more. When the hygienists place sealants it takes only 2 seconds to harden with these lights. And faster for us means easier for you.
• Quieter Drills: When we do have to use the drill, you’ll be happy to know that we’ve replaced the noisy air-turbine drills with much quieter electric ones. They have a smoother cut and less “chatter” which means less vibration when we’re preparing your tooth for a restoration.