| State of the Art Technology: Convenient,
Safe, Comfortable
The technology we use will make your care more comfortable, precise,
convenient, and exciting. Click on a link to learn more and then
call or email to schedule a confidential smile consultation. Worry-free
care is our promise to you.
Diagnodent – Advanced Disease
Detection
Delight by Continuum – Advanced Painless
Laser
Digital X-rays – significantly decrease
radiation, reduces time in the chair, detailed images
CEREC 3 – convenient, one-visit, exquisite
crown creation
3-D Diagnostic Model – see life
size blueprint of your smile before treatment
Articulator – this device provides diagnostic
evidence by displaying smile function
Smile Imaging – imagine no longer,
preview your new smile now!
1-Hour Whitening (Rembrandt) –
amazingly white in one visit
Water Purification – pure, clear and
safe
Air Abrasion – No drill, no worries,
no vibration
Intra-oral Camera – up close look
at the health of your teeth
Diagnodent – Advanced
Disease Detection
The DIAGNOdent laser can detect tiny cavities without using x-rays.
In the past, small cavities would have been undetectable until
they had caused considerable damage.
With the DIAGNOdent laser, they are identified with greater precision
and clarity. It works by processing the reflection of light wavelengths,
which are beamed back to a small hand held device that identifies
where cavities may be hiding.
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Delight by Continuum – Advanced
Laser Dentistry
The DElight laser’s light wavelength enables selective removal
of decay, while conserving healthy tooth structure. It is also
good for etching the tooth to create an optimal bonding surface
to repair the tooth. It is the safest wavelength available when
working close to the inner tooth and precise control is maintained
through frequency and energy settings. This device can be used
to prepare cavities without anesthesia. There is no vibration
and very little sound. Studies have clearly shown no increase
in temperature of the inner tooth.
The system is safe and effective in performing all levels of cavity
preparation on children and adults The DElight laser is FDA approved
and has gone through significant testing on both children and
adults – over 95 percent requiring absolutely no anesthetic.
Our patients no longer fear their dentistry. Our dentists can
perform more dentistry, more efficiently than ever before. Patients
no longer need to wait for numbing to occur.
The selective and conservative nature of the laser aids in maintaining
healthy tooth structure. Cavity preparation is now more 'minimally
invasive'. This laser does not cause micro-fractures and bonding
of composite material is enhanced. The result: less stress, more
convenience, and your natural teeth last longer.
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Digital X-ray
The newest method of x-raying your teeth drastically reduces radiation
by 80-90% compared to the old method. After the x-rays are taken,
they are presented almost immediately on a computer screen in
front of you. You no longer have to wait until the film is developed
to see what is going on in and around your mouth. This reduces
the time you spend in the exam chair.
The images are much clearer and easier to interpret, especially
from a patient's standpoint, than the previous way of x-raying
your teeth. Looking at the x-rays on the screen gives you detailed
information about your oral health.
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CEREC 3 – One-visit crown creation
This is a high-tech "ceramic laboratory" that’s
right in our practice. With the CEREC 3 we can create and place
your esthetic restorations in a single session without the need
for a second visit. Using CEREC we no longer need to take wet,
clay-like impressions. Plus temporary tooth replacements, required
when using an outside lab, are no longer needed.
The CEREC 3 uses metal-free ceramic materials that won’t
discolor your smile. This material is compatible with gum tissue
and is plaque-resistant. The type of esthetics we can achieve
is impressive. However, it’s also healthier because he can
be more precise than metal-based restorations and save more of
the healthy tooth. The CEREC 3 develops restorations that replace
"silver" fillings, gold crowns and other obsolete dental
materials, and craft beautiful porcelain veneers to transform
your smile.
The CEREC 3 uses Computer Aided Design technology to form the
ceramic/porcelain restoration. You watch this process in complete
comfort as the computer-aided milling machine completes the restoration
in about an hour. A block of ceramic material is placed in this
high-tech, diamond tipped, milling machine until it is precisely
fashioned. Then the esthetic, youthful restoration is bonded to
your tooth. Bonding creates a strong, stable, and more naturally
responding tooth. The CEREC 3 helps us attain greater value for
you.
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3-D Diagnostic
Model – see life size blueprint of your smile before
treatment
Our doctors can create a life-size model of your rejuvenated smile
by making an impression of your current smile. This impression
is used to create a wax-up model of “your new smile”
in functional and visual detail. You will see in detail how our
recommended restorations will enhance your smile.
This process also helps to identify all the issues in involved
in creating a long-lasting smile design. It is a three-dimensional
blueprint for the smile you want and deserve.
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Bite Articulator
This technology has helped us better determine how teeth should
be restored. Years of wear and decay can create significant bite
and function problems. We use these “jaw simulators”
with three-dimensional models of your restored smile to show you
and us how the function and bite will be enhanced through the
restorative treatments we have recommended.
Patients can develop painful joint concerns and chipping and cracking
problems when teeth are mismatched. Without creating equilibrium
or 'evenness,' smile restorations can be short lived. Therefore,
we take a whole-smile health view. Be assured that we will develop
a comprehensive blueprint for your new smile.
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Smile Imaging
Cosmetic imaging gives you a chance to see a vivid representation
of your new smile before we begin treatment. Digital imaging creates
a before and after presentation of your new look.
It will show you what your smile can look like after teeth are
straightened or whitened. It can digitally fill spaces where your
teeth are missing or magically repair chips in your teeth without
an examination.
Let us show you how much confidence a new smile can give you.
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1-Hour Whitening (Rembrandt)
– amazingly white in one visit
Whitening only takes about an hour with our Rembrandt whitening
system! It is possible to achieve an exceptionally white and bright
smile within this short time span with this light activated system.
You will be enjoying your new look after only one pleasant and
exciting visit with our team.
Fast and safe: The procedure will not harm teeth or gums.
This is supported by research studies at leading dental universities.
With our training you can expect a high-level of results within
one hour. The Rembrandt system does not require the use of a mouth
tray. Rather than having to wear a mouth tray night after night,
see results immediately!
Feel more confident and smile more after experiencing this completely
safe advanced technology. Maybe Rembrandt is the answer to your
smile concerns.
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Water Purification
Water is the resource of life. Unfortunately, it can also be a
source of disease and harmful chemicals — but not at our
office.
You should be assured of the water purity at your dentist’s
office. Dr. Veraghen has installed self-contained water systems
in all of his operatories. This water is not supplied by the city
water system. The water you will rinse with will be triple-distilled,
having no bacteria and no chemicals, just pure water.
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Air Abrasion – No drill,
no worries, no vibration
Depending on the clinical diagnosis Dr. Veraghen will use either
Air Abrasion or the Delight laser. Air Abrasion is ‘state-of-the-art’
dental technology. Painless, conservative treatment of dental
decay in its earliest stages! Most small and many medium size
areas of dental decay can now, in most cases, be stabilized with
no shots. There is no uncomfortable numb feeling, and no drills.
The Air Abrasion ‘nozzle’ never touches the tooth.
Therefore, no vibration - and no pain! It means we can prepare
teeth for restoration more comfortably. It also is great for teens
when preparing their teeth for preventive resins and sealants.
Air Abrasion works by using a concentrated stream of air, combined
with microscopic particles of powder over the decayed area of
the tooth. When the stream is activated, the decay literally is
blown off the tooth. Many people don't even realize anything has
happened until it is over.
No anesthetic required: Drills use a steel cutting action to remove
decay. It is difficult to control this action, at times. Air Abrasion,
because of the fine ‘abrading’ action of the powder,
enables more control. Only the decay is removed, with little or
no heat generated.
No discomforting noise: There is some sound, but only a ‘swirling’
of the air particles as they gently abrade away the decay.
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Intra-oral Camera
When we tell you a filling is cracked, you have a cavity in a
tooth or a tooth needs to be restored, you might want to know
more about this diagnosis. With the intra-oral camera, you can
see exactly what our doctors see. The image is projected on a
computer screen and magnified up to 400%.
See what we see, and feel more confident with our recommendations
and your decision. The dentist can print a copy for you to take
home, to help everyone concerned understand the value of the proposed
treatment.
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Click a link
to learn more about how our complete, advanced approach achieves
more.
Advanced Dentistry
Esthetic/Restorative Options:
Combining Health & Beauty
Dentistry for Children:
Gentle, Friendly, Effective
Comprehensive Preventive Care:
Adults and Children
Customized Care: Unique,
Complete Dentistry that Lasts
State of the Art Technology: Convenient,
Safe, Comfortable
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