How has dentistry evolved in the last decade?

Getting better: Pros: improved local anesthetics, advances in digital radiography, better adhesive and composite materials, titanium implant advances. Cons: high cost of dental care, consolidation of individual offices, managed care, access to care issues. Summary: the dental profession is very preventative oriented, but it is a struggle to get people to listen and act. Please brush, floss and eat healthy.

Technology : Materials/equipment have improved. Lasers are used for both hard tooth & soft oral tissue. Digital x-rays use much less radiation replacing film, with all it's associated polluting chemicals. 3d cone-beam tomography replaced much higher radiation dose ct scans for implant, sinus, tmj, root canal, ortho surgery planning. Digital imaging & cad/cam aid precision & speed of all porcelain restorations.

Beauty & Comfort: It's easier than ever to get a nice looking smile. And people are more aware than ever the first impression that a great smile makes. We have things like lasers and porcelain veneers to make any smile amazing! there is also an emphasis on making dentistry more comfortable whether it's sedation and being asleep, or many other methods to improve relaxation.

Tons: The advances in dentistry follow the technology in all the fields of medicine in that the equipment and materials keep on getting better.

Dental Evolution: In the last ten years new technology has advance dentistry. Implants have become routine, dental mercury fillings are being replaced by new, better and more esthetic materials. Dental lasers are being used to treat gums and prepar teeth for restorations. Digital dental x-rays are reducing the exposure to radiation. Cad/cam technology is helping dentist place crowns on a single visit.

Technology: As a root canal specialist( endodontist) we now do all our operating under a high powered microscope. New instruments, materials and medications make the procedure painless, easier for the patient, and accomplished in a single visit.

White materials: In the past decade there has been more demand for cosmetic dentistry. There have been further enhancements in making white fillings and veneers and crowns stronger and more lifelike. In addition, implant science for replacing teeth has advanced considerably.

Lots of ways: Technology, research, and an increase in disease process has resulted in an improvement in existing technologies but also introduction of novel materials and techniques. Filling materials, ceramics, adhesives, cad/cam, and intra oral scanning, implants, bone regeneration, are all just a few big item areas.

Technology: Dentistry has evolved in the last decade through the many improvements we have in dental cements, adhesives, and materials in general. Additionally, dental implants have significantly improved over the years. The techniques and methods used to provide treatment are better, faster, more comfortable, more predictable, and give better results ! keep smiling !

Technologie: Technology wise, you can do same day crown, 3 d cone bean machine are two of the few

Knowledge explosion: The science of Dentistry has exploded in the last 30 years, but in the last decade many of the new techniques and materials have been refined. What was "Star Trek" science fiction is everyday dental science today. The list is almost endless and it is way every dental practioner should be attending numerous classes, just to keep up! Class work doesn't stop at school, it's lifelong!

Pain control: sterilization control, privacy control, customer service, evidence based dentistry, high technology and improved dental materials.

Exponentially: Dentistry becomes more preventive and thereby less surgical. Diagnostic imaging has improved with the added benefit of less radiation. Restorations are less mechanical and more adhesive. Orthodontics is more preventive and less corrective, with corrective treatment averaging 25% less treatment time. Endodontics is more sophisticated, and when done by a specialist more long lasting. Implants......