Advanced Dental Technology

Precision Dentistry

When you seek care at our office, you are assured that Dr. Blanco, Dr. Hernandez, Dr. Chang, Dr. Cordero Sanz, and their staff utilize the latest in technology to enhance the quality and fit for your dental care. Our practice uses high-power microscopes to enhance the precision of patient care. Dentistry is micro-surgery. Using a microscope that is similar to the one an ophthalmologist uses enables us to create dental restorations with an incredibly precise fit and finish. You just can’t fulfill that level of care with the naked eye. In addition to allowing precise, close-up work, the microscope directs a beam of light directly on the teeth, minimizing glare for you. Many dentists use air-driven “hand-pieces” (the dental term for “drills”). While acceptable for many procedures, these “whiny sounding” air-powered hand pieces all have a degree of non-concentricity; they do not rotate perfectly smoothly.

For the most precise aspects of restorative procedures, we use air-powered hand-pieces. This results in extraordinarily precise interfaces between your tooth and your new restoration (dental crown, tooth veneer, or tooth filling). This will bring more comfort to you as well. With a more precise tool, there is less vibration and less noise.

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Trios Intraoral Scanner

Precision and Comfort in Digital Care at Magnolia Dental Clinic

At Magnolia Dental Clinic, we use the latest dental technology to make your care efficient and comfortable. The Trios intraoral scanner is one way we use technology to improve your experience.

What Is an Intraoral Scanner?

An intraoral scanner is a handheld device that creates high-resolution 3D images of the inside of your mouth. Instead of using bulky trays and messy putty to take a physical mold, we use a small wand with a camera in the tip to capture thousands of frames per second. These images are instantly processed into a highly accurate 3D model of the inside of your mouth. These images are used to create digital impressions that are far more detailed than traditional dental putty casts.

Benefits of the Trios Intraoral Scanner

Precision

Digital image of scanned upper teeth using the Trios Intraoral Scanner

The Trios scanner captures incredible detail. It creates a precise digital map of your teeth and gums, allowing us to accurately document your oral health. This accuracy helps us monitor your oral health better and spot subtle changes that older technology might miss.

Efficiency

Because the images are digital, they are available for review immediately. This streamlines the consultation process and allows us to share files with our laboratory instantly. Whether we are coordinating complex care or simple restorations, the digital workflow creates a smoother treatment experience from start to finish.

Enhanced Comfort

Traditional impressions can be uncomfortable or trigger a gag reflex for many patients. The Trios scanner eliminates the need for unpleasant impression materials. The wand moves quickly and easily over the teeth and gums, making the process fast, clean, and stress-free.

How We Use the Trios Intraoral Scanner at Magnolia Dental Clinic

Our practice uses the Trios scanner to elevate every stage of your dental care. One of its most vital roles is in implant planning. Using digital scans, we can visualize the exact placement of a dental implant before the procedure even begins.

This digital data is also essential for the fabrication of surgical guides. These custom-made guides serve as a roadmap for extreme accuracy during surgery. By using these tools, every treatment is tailored to your specific anatomy, leading to predictable results and a more efficient recovery.

Experience Modern Dental Care

If you are looking for a practice that values your time and comfort as much as your clinical results, we invite you to visit Magnolia Dental Clinic. Contact our office today to learn more about how our digital technology can help improve your oral health.

Digital Imaging

Drs. Blanco, Hernandez, Chang and Cordero Sanz choose carefully which and when radiographs are taken. There are many guidelines that we follow. Radiographs allow us to see everything we cannot see with our own eyes. Radiographs enable us to detect cavities in between your teeth, determine bone level, and analyze the health of your bone. We can also examine the roots and nerves of teeth, diagnose lesions such as cysts or tumors, as well as assess damage when trauma occurs.

Dental radiographs are invaluable aids in diagnosing, treating, and maintaining dental health. Exposure time for dental radiographs is extremely minimal. Drs. Blanco, Hernandez, Chang and Cordero Sanz utilize Digital Imaging Technologies within the office. With digital imaging, exposure time is about 50 percent less when compared to traditional radiographs. Digital imaging can also help us retrieve valuable diagnostic information. We may be able to see cavities better.

Digital imaging allows us to store patient images and enables us to quickly and easily transfer them to specialists or insurance companies.

Digital X-Rays:

Digital X-rays offer more precision since we view the image on a computer monitor, instead of holding up a 35mm film up to the light. Digital X-rays results in 1/6th the radiation exposure to you.

Laser Dentistry

For patients who do not look forward to needles, drilling, or numbness, Laser Dentistry may be the right choice. Laser dentistry is one of dentistry’s latest advances. The laser delivers energy in the form of light. Depending on the intended result, this energy travels at different wavelengths and is absorbed by a “target.” In dentistry, these targets can be enamel, decay, gum tissue, or whitening enhancers. Each one absorbs a different wavelength of light while reflecting others. Laser dentistry can be used for both tooth and soft tissue-related procedures. Oftentimes no local anesthesia is required. Unlike the dental drill, with laser dentistry there is no heat or vibration, making the procedure quite comfortable for most patients. For soft tissue (surgical) procedures it eliminates the need for suturing and healing is much faster.

Lasers can be used to diagnose cavities. They can find hidden decay in teeth in the early stages, and in some cases, the decay can be reversed through hygiene and fluoride treatment and may never need filling.

Areas of dental care that benefit from laser technology:

Dental lasers have been shown to be safe and effective for treating both children and adults.