MAKE AN APPOINTMENT
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VISIT OUR SMILE GALLERY
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TAKE OUR SMILE SELF EVALUATION TEST
Do you already love your smile? Or are you a candidate for a more perfect smile? Would you like to take two minutes to answer a couple of questions and see if a smile upgrade might be in your future?
TAKE OUR SMILE SELF EVALUATION TEST
PATIENT FINANCING OPTIONS
If you want to finance any treatment we are able to accommodate you. Just let us know and we can discuss your options.
WHAT'S NEW
Dentistry is full of new techniques! Do you usually feel the administration of local anesthesia (novocaine)? Has any dental professional mentioned that slight reshaping of your front teeth can dramatically improve your smile? Are you aware of new technology in restorative dentistry that eliminates the blackened silver/mercury fillings that mar some smiles? Have you seen how easy it is to whiten your existing teeth?
CAN I GET FLEX SPENDING?
Absolutely – if you have put aside tax free money with your employer we will be happy to help you with the paperwork to use it. And if you would like estimates to help you put aside the right amount for next year, we can provide you with accurate amounts and make sure you don’t leave it with the employer too!
Digital X Rays
Our Radiographic Technology is the Best Available.
Digital X-Rays offer many advantages, including:
- 90% Less Exposure to the Patient
- Reduced Procedure Time
- Better Diagnostic Capabilities
- Interactive Diagnostics
We are excited to provide this superior technology to our patients.
Digital Technology is important to our medical care system because it allows medical and dental practices to transfer information immediately and without inconvenience to you, the patient.
Our office has made this commitment to improve our health system and hope that all medical offices follow suit.
What are Digital X-Rays?
Digital Radiography (Digital X-Ray) is the most precise technology ever developed for diagnosis of dental disease.
This technique uses an electronic sensor (instead of x-ray film) that captures and stores the digital image on a computer. This image can be instantly viewed and enlarged - helping the dentist and hygienist evaluate the health of your mouth more accurately. Digital x-rays reduce radiation by 90% compared to traditional dental x-rays.
Dental x-rays are essential, preventative, diagnostic tools that allow us to visualize and evaluate valuable information that is impossible to see from a regular oral examination. Dentists and dental hygienists use this information to safely and accurately detect hidden dental abnormalities and complete an accurate treatment plan. Radiographs allow us to visualize and detect early cancers while they are more easily treated.
Dental x-rays may reveal:
- Abscesses or cysts.
- Bone loss.
- Cancerous and non-cancerous tumors.
- Decay between the teeth.
- Developmental abnormalities.
- Poor tooth and root positions.
- Problems inside a tooth or below the gum line.
Detecting and treating dental problems at an early stage may save you time, money, unnecessary discomfort, and your teeth!
How often should dental x-rays be taken?
Your needs for dental x-rays depends on your individual dental health needs based on our review of your medical and dental history, our dental exams, signs and symptoms, your age, and other risks.
Because the objective of the full series of radiographs (including the bone below and above your teeth) are early diagnosis of cancers, cysts and other lesions – prior to your clinical awareness – we generally suggest taking a full series of radiographs approximately every five years.
The Bite Wing X-Rays are taken to visualize the health of your teeth themselves – to see any irregularities in the enamel between your teeth. For children (thinner enamel) we will take Bing Wing X-Rays more often (sometimes twice a year) – and for adults who floss daily we take them less often (sometimes only every two years).
What is Natural Radiation in our Environment?
In physics, radiation refers to the process by which energy radiates outward in straight lines from a central source. And the source of all of our radiation is the sun. Flying in a plane exposes us to radiation. Sitting on a beach exposes us to radiation. Walking on the street exposes us as well. And yet a full series of Digital x-rays exposes us to only about 10% of the radiation as a trip from Boston to California. It’s minimal.
There are other terms you may hear as well. Ionizing radiation commonly refers to a particles having enough energy to ionize an atom. Radio Waves and Visible light are referred to as non-ionizing.
Digital Dental X-Rays
Digital x-rays produce a significantly lower level of radiation compared to traditional dental x-rays. In addition to being faster and more comfortable to you, because the digital image is captured electronically, there is no need to develop the x-rays, thus eliminating the disposal of harmful waste and chemicals into the environment.
Even though digital x-rays produce a low level of radiation and are considered very safe, we are very serious about precautions to limit your exposure. Our precautions include taking only those x-rays that are necessary and using leaded aprons to shield your body.
If you or any of your friends in the Greater Boston areas of Tewksbury, Andover, Wilmington, Chelmsford, Lowell or Billerica need information about dental x-rays, dental radiographs, or dental diagnosis from x-rays, please let us know. We work with the top radiologists in the area.