Dental Technology

00:00:06.080 --> 00:00:10.050 Technology, for me, is another passion. 00:00:10.120 --> 00:00:12.890 It's so important to stay current with technology. 00:00:12.960 --> 00:00:18.000 I do use a diode laser with a lot of my cosmetic cases when we need 00:00:18.066 --> 00:00:19.560 to get the gums a certain shape. 00:00:19.626 --> 00:00:21.822 We have our iTero scanner, 00:00:21.989 --> 00:00:26.770 which we use a lot for Invisalign, lab communication. 00:00:26.840 --> 00:00:30.960 We can take a real-time scan of your mouth and be able 00:00:31.026 --> 00:00:33.450 to see your teeth in three dimensions. 00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:39.250 It has replaced our mold technique by creating these digital models. 00:00:39.320 --> 00:00:45.440 Another piece of technology that I cannot be without is a bite balancing tool 00:00:45.506 --> 00:00:52.050 called the T-Scan, and it basically is a sensor that we can put into the mouth 00:00:52.120 --> 00:00:53.890 when we've done dental work. 00:00:53.960 --> 00:00:57.170 It tells us if the teeth are coming together at the same time, 00:00:57.240 --> 00:01:00.680 because ideally, the teeth should come together, all the teeth 00:01:00.746 --> 00:01:01.890 at the same time. 00:01:01.960 --> 00:01:05.520 In addition to that, we have our three-dimensional scanner 00:01:05.586 --> 00:01:08.130 where it's almost like an X-ray, but we can, again, 00:01:08.200 --> 00:01:10.130 see things in three dimensions. 00:01:10.200 --> 00:01:15.090 You can overlay this cone beam 00:01:15.160 --> 00:01:19.490 with the 3D scanner, with our Invisalign. 00:01:19.560 --> 00:01:22.890 It's all bridging together a lot of these digital tools. 00:01:22.960 --> 00:01:29.610 You can evaluate airway, your sinuses, any possible lesion in your mouth, 00:01:29.680 --> 00:01:33.600 and not only from a two-dimensional standard X-ray. 00:01:33.666 --> 00:01:37.690 I have incorporated VR technology in my smile design technique, 00:01:37.760 --> 00:01:43.010 where I use the Apple Vision Pro glasses to communicate to my lab, 00:01:43.080 --> 00:01:46.570 taking a three-dimensional picture of the 00:01:46.640 --> 00:01:50.690 temporaries and sending that image to my 00:01:50.760 --> 00:01:54.320 ceramists who also have a pair of the Vision Pro VR glasses, so they can 00:01:54.386 --> 00:01:57.330 see the teeth in a three-dimensional way. 00:01:57.400 --> 00:02:03.730 We want to offer our patients the best of the best, and we have the tools to do so. 00:02:03.800 --> 00:02:07.690 With technology, you'll get new things that come at you every day, 00:02:07.760 --> 00:02:09.090 and not all of it works. 00:02:09.160 --> 00:02:10.430 And so, one of the things I've learned is 00:02:10.497 --> 00:02:12.490 I have to vet a lot of these techniques 00:02:12.560 --> 00:02:14.890 that come out and make sure that they work for my patients. 00:02:14.960 --> 00:02:20.574 The benefits of having the technology in the office is profound. 00:02:20.640 --> 00:02:22.480 The patient can get it all done here. It's so nice.