vrijdag 8 juli 2011

Distinctions Between Micro And Traditional Dentistry

By Hannah Torres


Why use a drill when a sandblaster will do? That's the latest question for today's dentists. Most dentists today use an air abrasion technique to remove decay, instead of drilling or know as Novocain. Micro dentistry is the name of this technique which doesn't involve any pointed thing to be pierced into the teeth or gums.

Those patients who have experienced the wonders of micro dentistry at a local clinic were truly amazed by the results. With this method, people are not bothered by the soreness or any uncomfortable feeling. It can definitely be claimed that people who went under this process were truly satisfied by the results.

In micro dentistry, it encourages people to go to the dentist and not to be scared. This alteration in perspective is definitely a paradigm shift. This is usually priced at around $8,000 to $10,000 which can be bought from several manufacturers. The sand and the blast are basically provided by the aluminum oxide and the nitrous oxide respectively.

Aluminum oxide turns into harmless hydroxide when it contacts with saliva and this hydroxide is the same ingredient used in making toothpastes and antacids. The vacuum used to remove the aluminum oxide in the mouth makes a sound during the procedure.

Drilling hurts more because heat is produced when it is done against the tooth that is why patients do not prefer it. In drilling, you have to cut more tooth than the usual. The patient will better appreciate air abrasion for it involves no heat, it has little vibration, and there is no cracking of the teeth and no extra cutting.

Also, micro dentistry doesn't inflict much pain. A big hole in a tooth can expose a nerve, while a small hole won't. It works hand in hand with a decay detection dye first publicized 20 years ago by Japanese researchers.

A patient's decay can be located by using explorers which are sharp metal picks that dentists use. X-rays are less effective than the 25 percent accuracy delivered by the explorer. A dentist can manually identify decay effectively as compared to an X-ray.

Decay detection dye helps the dentist identify microscopic decay and with the help of an explorer, the problem can be easily pointed out. The development of micro dentistry has just started that is why even if the air abrasion technology was around in the 1950s, it is only now that it is widely used.

Micro dentistry produces better results than traditional dentistry but it costs a bit higher because it makes use of resin over metal fillings. Since prices vary, dentists have decided to place an extra charge in micro dentistry but keep the charge them same in traditional dentistry. This one would fall right under the insurance categories.




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