Utilizing tomorrow's technologies today

Diagnosis and treatment planning is key to a successful treatment outcome. At the TeethToday Center, we take full advantage of the technological advances available today, and are working to further along those technologies that will be critical tomorrow.

Some of these advances include 3D imaging, computer aided case planning, digital radiography, and customized patient education software.

We witness, in every scientific and medical field, including dentistry, technology racing us into the future with advancements that help improve the quality of our lives. We are living longer, playing harder and therefore rewarding ourselves with healthier lifestyles. At the end of the day the decision is ours as to how we avail ourselves of these options. Technology evolves. Dental professionals can either embrace change, or remain sedentary. At the TeethToday Dental Implant Center, we are constantly striving for more precise, comfortable, predictable and cost-effective results for our patients, and pride ourselves on being at the forefront of the next progressive treatment option.

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• Immediate Loading / Immediate Function
• 3D Digital Imaging
• Anatomage™
• TekScan™
• Florida Probe
• SCHICK Digital X-ray System
• AMD Picaso Laser™
• PerioScope
• iConfident

Replacement Teeth In One Appointment Featuring Immediate Loading And Immediate Function

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Now you can receive a single implant to a full set of replacement teeth and anything in between in one visit with TeethToday available only at the TeethToday Dental Implant Center.

After an initial consultation, we will use 3D imaging with virtual planning software to plan your dental implant procedure, including the design of your replacement teeth. This technology enables our team to place your implants, and fabricate and place your replacement teeth the same day.

The TeethToday Center provides Immediate Loading / Immediate Function procedures for patients missing one tooth, a few teeth or all of their teeth. With Immediate Function our patients are able to complete their treatment in less time than traditional implant procedures, and quite often at a lower fee.

In the past, people had to accept their dental health condition. Today, thanks to our technological advances in treatment planning, and over 20,000 successful dental implants placed in our facility, those with concerns about their appearance and dental health no longer have to live without a beautiful smile.

Our experience, along with our collaboration with our dental partners, allows us to offer same day function as a first step towards your final smile.

3D Imaging In A Matter Of Seconds

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Prior to the introduction of 3D dental imaging, clinical professionals had to rely solely on a two dimensional panoramic x-ray, along with personal experience to determine what size and type of implant could be placed. Conebeam 3D imaging allows us now to have a clear view of the patient's dental anatomy in three dimensions. This information can be used to allow surgery that is now minimally invasive and more predictable.

Our in-house imaging techniques are easily accepted by patients as they sit in a chair while a scanner sends a cone shaped beam of x-rays around the patients’ oral cavity. The process takes less than a minute. The three dimensional image are immediately stored on a computer, viewed by clinical professionals, and used to help plan the surgical phase of implant therapy. Images are available in a matter of seconds which allows for treatment to begin right away if desired.

Benefits of 3D imaging compared to 2D:

• Improves staging accuracy compared to 2D, which lacks in-depth information
• Gives access to a new, wider range of viewing planes that are unavailable with traditional x-rays
• Helps to determine the best treatment option for patients

Advantages of working with 3D imaging:

• Easily ascertains bone height, thickness, density, and nerve location; and can show other ancillary issues not common with 2D imaging
• Can identify lesions not typically found with conventional methods
• Images can be manipulated and rotated to get the best possible view, and these images can be saved and reviewed as many times as needed
• A diagnosis can be achieved offline when it is most convenient for the operator and patient, leading to faster patient turnaround
• Images can be sent electronically to all team members to assure the most accurate patient treatment and follow-up

ANATOMAGE™ PLANNING SOFTWARE

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Perfect planning equates to predictable results
Anatomage is a revolutionary treatment planning and surgical implementation software system enabling the TeethToday Center to transfer your treatment plan directly into your mouth with unrivaled accuracy and ease.

Amatomage is the first full feature 3D cephalometric analysis program designed to clear up any ambiguity in misleading 2D images while providing a very objective and accurate quantitative assessment using your full 3D anatomy.

With this state-of-the-art technology, the placing of the implant and restorative components is simultaneous. In essence, we know the exact position of where to place the implants before the procedure ever starts.

This information allows us to produce a surgical template which creates a less evasive procedure from beginning - to a completely successful placement with renewed confidence and restored quality of life for you, our patient.

In practice, this means beautiful teeth for you in just one visit.

• Easy, safe and predictable
• Minimally evasive procedure
• Less or no time missed from busy life
• Minimal healing time
• Complete range of replacement teeth possibilities

TEK SCAN

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Occlusal Analysis with Bite Force Measurement & Timing
For years, dental occlusal analysis has been largely a matter of guesswork for dentists. Articulation paper, waxes, pressure indicator paste, etc. were all dentists had to assess the occlusal forces (balance of a patients bite). Most of these methods are not sensitive enough to detect simultaneous contact, and none measure both biting time and force. Tekscan met the challenge by developing the T-Scan® system.

The T-Scan system is a valuable tool that aids in the diagnostic process of analyzing a patient's bite to show what is and what is not functioning properly. When a bite is unstable it can cause pain, broken restorations, gum disease, tooth loss, headaches and TMJ disorder.

T-Scan 'Best of Class' Technology Award

In June 2010, T-Scan III Computerized Occlusal Analysis system was selected for the “Best of Class” Technology Award in the Diagnostic category by the Pride Institute and its Panel of Technology Experts.

Here at the TeethToday Dental Implant Center, we use the T-Scan system to improve the overall success of your implant therapy.

Florida Probe

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Probe chart, educate, and motivate – all from one computer
The Florida Probe digital periodontal check-up system is the latest technology in gum disease detection and prevention. This system includes hardware and software designed to accurately diagnose, chart, and track the progression of gum disease. The hardware is a gentle probing device that we’ll use to examine your gums. The probe sends a digital signal directly to our chairside monitor, and together we can view problem areas and discuss treatment options, and beyond.

The Florida Probe software will digitally chart your teeth and gums, show you your customized risk factors (smoking, age, hygiene), and track your progress over time. We use the comprehensive charts for choosing the right treatment option and for patient education. In addition, Florida Probe technology includes educational videos that explain potential periodontal disease in a way that’s easy to understand.

Gum disease is a serious health threat that has been linked to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and low birth weight. With the Florida Probe, we can detect early warning signs of gum disease, then take measures to prevent serious damage. We are proud to offer this exciting innovative technology to all of our patients, because healthy gums are essential to your overall health, appearance and well being.

We can turn any treatment room PC into a computerized periodontal probing and charting station, and instantly provide an interactive exam that explains potential periodontal therapy. Constant pressure, automated, "talking" probe records all parameters of a periodontal exam, including pocket depth, to the nearest 0.2 mm.

The software automatically tracks good and bad changes over time and creates a printable periodontal chart that visually illustrates these changes to enhance patient understanding. We offer this to you to save time, money and improve accuracy, creating a "treatment map" for scaling and root planning.

Schick CDR X-Ray Technology

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Digital x-rays with increased patient comfort

With ever increasing competition, today's dental practices have to either move forward with new technology or risk being left behind.

One such technology we employ is the use of Schick CDR (computerized digital radiograph) digital x-ray technology, which is a proven aide in providing sharp, clear images right on our computer screens in real time, and requiring just a fraction of the radiation of traditional film x-rays. Here, we can explain our diagnosis and show potential problems without ever leaving your side. This makes it much easier for you to help make an informed decision regarding recommended treatment options.

Plus, this allows us to say good-bye to expensive film, toxic chemicals, and time-consuming processing.

The sophisticated software is easy to use – we simply point, click, and start diagnosing. And since Schick CDR software is completely compatible with our other practice management software, it allows for incredible sensor technology quickly, easily, and painlessly.

AMD PICASO LASER™

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The number one soft-tissue diode laser in the world

Laser dentistry has rapidly emerged as a new level of quality care for our patients. For certain procedures, the features of laser dentistry give us the ability to perform more procedures in less time without sacrificing patient care and comfort. A wide range of dental procedures benefit from laser treatment. For instance, lasers can be used around metal crowns, on patients with pacemakers and braces, on teeth with metal amalgams, and in procedures involving bone structure all with positive effects. Patients report that laser treatments are gentle and result in little or no recession, swelling, less necrosis, and a quicker post-op healing process. Additionally, laser surgery is substantially less invasive therefore generates less bleeding during the procedure. Lasers are predictable, precise and produce a reduction in the need for suturing.

In certain situations, we find that laser dentistry is rapidly becoming the 21st century replacement for the scalpel. It enables us to manage soft tissue procedures in a clinically effective manner producing results which are generally more predictable reducing patient post-op pain and discomfort. In addition, laser dentistry enables us to administer fewer local anesthesias which are better all around for both dentist and patient. Lasers can be used effectively and efficiently on various soft tissue procedures including gingival troughing, gingivectomies, uncovering implants, for decontamination and desensitizing procedures.

PERIOSCOPE PERIODONTAL ENDOSCOPE

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Miniaturized digital video technology to treat areas below the gum line without the discomfort or inconvenience of surgery

The Perioscope is a dental endoscope used to perform minimally invasive non-surgical periodontal diagnosis and treatment. A miniature camera is attached to a tiny probe that is gently placed just below the gum line. The images are displayed on a monitor at 48X magnification, disclosing otherwise undetectable minute details. For treatment, the endoscope is used in conjunction with micro ultrasonics for pocket debridement, eliminating the need for surgical procedures in many cases. In addition, perioscopy therapy can be used to help determine the cause of undisclosed pain due to root fractures, subgingival caries (tooth and root cavities), root resorption, post perforations, even extruded gutta percha, a root canal filling material.

If you have one or more pockets of 4mm deep, as well as other suspected dental conditions, then you may be a candidate for perioscopy. If you are being treated for periodontal disease, the goal of this treatment is to get a tooth root exceptionally clean so that the gums and other surrounding tissues can become healthier. Perioscopy is especially effective in the "esthetic zone", or the teeth you see when you smile.

iCONFIDENT

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A web-based on-line application for managing documentation relating to implant cases

With the use of iConfident, we provide first class support to all team members, including referring (general) dentists, dental laboratory technicians, product suppliers, implant coordinators and clinical assistants. This helps to confidently manage implant workflow and helps to eliminate any paperwork issues.

By utilizing iConfident software, we’re assured to get the right product at the right time for the right patient the first time, eliminating ordering errors and delays. Also, your referring dentist receives automatic notifications when cases are updated, and everything needed to answer patient inquiries.

The entire dental team now has a great tool to make your procedure flow easier, as everyone involved will be up-to-date with centralized information throughout the entire process.

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