PATIENT INFORMATION

Advanced Technology

Precision Dentistry

When you seek care at our office, you are assured that Dr. Edward Nelson, Dr. Andrew Nelson,  and our  staff utilize the latest in technology to provide you with the highest quality dental care. 
 
Many dentists use air-driven "hand-pieces" (the dental term for "drills").  However, new advancements have allowed for more efficient and precise instrumentation.  For the most precise aspects of restorative procedures, we use electric hand-pieces. This results in extraordinarily precise interfaces between your tooth and your new restoration (crown, veneer, or filling). This will bring more comfort to you as well. With a more precise tool, there is less vibration and less noise.
 

Cerec

Our office is one of the few dental practices that offer Cerec dentistry.  This technology allows patients to have a new inlay, onlay, or crown placed, from start to finish, in just one visit!  Pease visit the Cerec page to learn more about this amazing and breakthrough technology.

Digital Imaging

Drs. Nelson and Nelson choose very carefully when to take dental xrays. There are many guidelines that we follow. Radiographs allow us to see everything we cannot see with our own eyes. Radiographs enable us to detect cavities in between your teeth, determine bone level, and analyze the overall health of each individual tooth. We can also examine the roots and nerves of teeth, diagnose lesions such as cysts or tumors, as well as assess damage when trauma occurs.

Dental radiographs are invaluable aids in diagnosing, treating, and maintaining dental health. Exposure time for dental radiographs is extremely minimal. Drs. Nelson and Nelson utilize Digital Imaging Technologies within the office. With digital imaging, exposure time is about 50 percent less when compared to traditional radiographs. Digital imaging can also help us retrieve valuable diagnostic information as it can often diagnose cavities very early on in there development. 
 
Digital imaging also allows us to store patient images, and enables us to quickly and easily transfer them to specialists or insurance companies when needed.  It also drastically reduces your time spent in the dental chair as all digital radiographs are immediately viewable on the computer screen after taking them.  There is no more need to wait for the films to be processed. 

Laser Dentistry

Laser dentistry is one of dentistry's latest advances. The laser delivers energy in the form of light. Depending on the intended result, this energy travels at different wavelengths and is absorbed by a "target." In dentistry, these targets can be enamel, decay, gum tissue, or whitening enhancers. Each one absorbs a different wavelength of light while reflecting others. In our office, we utilize lasers for soft tissue related procedures. Often times no local anesthesia is required depending on the procedure.  For soft tissue (surgical) procedures it eliminates the need for suturing and healing is much faster.

Areas of dental care that benefit from soft tissue laser technology:

  • Periodontal, or gum related, care
  • Allows accurate impressions for Crown and Bridge treatment
  • Apthous Ulcer treatment (canker sore)
  • Frenectomy (tongue-tie release) without anesthesia or sutures
  • Soft Tissue crown lengthening, gingivectomy and other gum corrections

Dental lasers have been shown to be safe and effective for treating both children and adults.

Intraoral Camera

Many patients, especially younger patients, are very familiar with the latest technology and are comfortable with the high tech practice. Computers and TV screens are their primary method of information processing.

Drs. Nelson and Nelson  utilizes intraoral camera technology that helps enhance your understanding of your diagnosis. An intraoral camera is a very small camera - in some cases, just a few millimeters long. An intraoral camera allows our practice to view clear, precise images of your mouth, teeth and gums, in order for us to accurately make a diagnosis. With clear, defined, enlarged images, you see details that may be missed by standard mirror examinations.  The intra-oral camera is also used as a patient education tool.  Showing patients an actual picture of a broken tooth will help understands why a certain procedure is needed.  All of this can mean faster diagnosis with less chair-time for you!

Intra oral cameras also enable our practice to save your images in our office computer to provide a permanent record of treatments. These images can be printed for you, other specialists, and your lab or insurance companies.