Dental Technology
At Pacific Centre Dental Group we are always updating our skills and equipment to give you the most effective, efficient, safe, and comfortable dental experience available in Vancouver.
Read on to learn about some of the technologies we now provide:
Digital X-Rays
Digital X-Rays deliver immediate digital diagnostic images so that we can show you what we see, and explain your condition and treatment options chair-side in real time. This technology is safer than traditional film X-Rays (using 90% less radiation) and has a smaller environmental footprint (because it eliminates film processing).
Laser Diagnostics
The DIAGNOdent diagnostic system is a pen-sized laser device that facilitates detection of the initial pit lesions that eventually become cavities. Correcting dental caries at the early pitting stage requires less intervention and thus maximizes structural integrity when we treat the caries.
VELscope for Oral Cancer Screening
The VELscope system allows us to detect oral cancer at its earliest stages when treatment is most effective. This system illuminates the mouth with a painless blue light that makes even the smallest lesion or abnormal tissue evident. The blue light permits a photographic examination of any suspicious irregularities, which may then warrant a biopsy.
Soft Tissue Laser
Our Dental Laser is a sophisticated, precise and minimally invasive technology for modification and esthetic sculpting of gum tissue around your teeth. Laser treatment is efficient and effective, and patients typically experience less post-operative discomfort and more rapid healing than with conventional treatment methods. Sample applications of our laser include:
- Crown Lengthening
- Treatment of Inflammation & Abscesses
- Sterilization of Tissue Pockets
- Preparations for Dental Implants
- Reduction of Cold Sores
Invisalign
Invisalign is the next wave of smile design, making metal braces a thing of the past for many clients. Our specially trained dentists use computerized technology to custom design and fabricate a series of low profile, removable, clear plastic aligner trays that fit over your teeth like ultralight mouth guards. Each tray is worn for a 2 week period, and through time the series of trays progressively moves your teeth into their ideal position. Invisalign is a modern and comfortable way to overcome gaps in teeth, overbite or underbite, or crowding.
HealOzone
HealOzone is a ground-breaking new solution that provides an alternate method to kill bacteria and disinfect difficult to reach dental surfaces like root canals and tissue pockets. This technology uses ozone gas to penetrate pockets or lesions, avoiding the need to access these spaces through mechanical excavation. HealOzone is also useful to reduce or eliminate sensitivity on healthy root surfaces.
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