Dental Technology Used by Cosmetic Dental Design

Cosmetic Dental Design employs state-of-the-art technology to identify problems early, ensure accuracy and save you time. With today’s technology, Dr. Ellicson is better equipped to detect and treat decay and perform other procedures with maximum comfort and efficiency.

Digital X-rays

Similar to traditional x-ray systems, digital radiography allows Dr. Ellicson to detect decay and other problems. The process provides reduced radiation to the patient and greater diagnostic capabilities than traditional X-rays. Digital X-rays allow for earlier detection of cavities and other problems resulting in a more conservative and less intrusive restoration. Advanced computer enhanced programs provide caries detection on teeth that might normally be invisible to the human eye by measuring enamel densities. These advanced computer programs provide the most efficient dental diagnostics available today.

Digital Cameras / Intra oral Cameras

Sopro IntraOral camera which digitally photographs all of your teeth. This allows you to see exactly how healthy they are or any areas in need of repair. The intra oral camera has a tiny magnifying lens that projects a picture from a patient’s mouth onto a screen. The image, which is magnified up to 40 times its original size, allows Dr. Ellicson to see fractured enamel and lines in teeth, gum recession, breakdowns of restorations, decay and other potential problems that may not be seen by the naked eye or x-rays. It allows more accurate color shading in restorations and depicts individual teeth in great detail. These digital images can easily be transmitted to specialists, hospitals or other healthcare centers via e-mail and offer an accurate, permanent record of the overall condition of teeth for future reference or current treatment.

Ultrasonic Cleaning/Prophy Jet

We can now clean nicotine, coffee, tea and other stains better thanks to ultrasonic cleaning. These instruments vibrate plaque and calculus off your teeth, even in areas below your gums which are beyond the reach of traditional scalers. Ultrasonic cleaning reduces buildup of hard calculus or tartar on your teeth, and can mitigate bleeding gums.

Shade Vision

ShadeVision system which digitally takes an exact picture of you teeth and breaks it down into a perfect shade map which is sent to the lab for your crown or veneer. This black & white electronic mapping ensures superior shade matching through an advanced computer program that digitally reads existing shade variations in enamel.

Digital Cameras

8 megapixel Canon digital camera which will give me the ability to communicate with the lab the necessary treatment you may need. These are used for recording existing restorations and teeth, shade analysis for pending treatment and postoperative photographs.

Dental Software

Integrated computer software allows real-time patient charting and incredible efficiency to ensure accuracy that results in the highest quality of dental treatment possible.

Air Abrasion

This is a conservative procedure used to remove small areas of decay or to prepare a tooth for the placement of restorations or sealants. This procedure works with an air compression device that delivers tiny particles of aluminum oxide to the surface of a tooth structure to blast away decay and to preserve tooth structure. Discomfort is minimized and many patients do not need anesthesia.

State-of-the-art Sterilization

For the ultimate in safety, we sanitize and debride instruments using an ultrasonic bath that microscopically removes organic materials from an instrument’s surface. The instruments are then sealed in an autoclaveable sterilization pouch where it is ran at a very high temperature through an advanced high heat system that is capable of destroying any living organism. Instruments are then stored in these sterile, sealed pouches until patient use. Surface disinfectants and sterilization solutions are used on all surface contacts as well as disposable sleeves, covers and bibs to eliminate cross contamination in the lab and operatories. Your health and safety is our number one priority. You are in good hands when you trust your oral care to our team of professionals.

Accredited Lab Technician

Through the artistic talents of Dr. Ellicson’s outstanding state-of-the-art dental laboratory, he is able to provide patients with beautiful, natural looking teeth. Creating magnificent, porcelain teeth that resemble the translucency and characterizations of natural teeth is nothing short of a work of art. Our accredited lab produces the finest artistic restorations that can be found anywhere in the world.