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Air Abrasion
Restorative Dentistry in New York City
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Air
abrasion is a new wave of restorative dentistry that replaces conventional dental drills
in cavity treatment with a fast, quiet and safe beam of particles!
Air abrasion is the drill-free, pain-free, noise-free, anesthesia-free alternative to drilling.
The
principle behind air abrasion
An air abrasion handpiece blows a powerful air stream of tiny,
fine aluminum oxide particles out of its tip onto tooth structure.
Air abrasion uses the kinetic energy principle, in which particles
bounce off the tooth and blast the decay away. Air abrasion
can be used as an alternative to the drill in certain clinical
situations. The Mach 5’s quiet puffing sound, and this
gentle stream of air mixed with fine powder is used to very
precisely and conservatively remove decay from a tooth. Due
to its precision and gentleness, the Mach 5 allows us to treat
decay at an earlier stage with less removal of tooth structure.
It
most commonly is used to prepare various types of cavities
to be restored with composites, or "white fillings."
Air abrasion also can be effectively used to repair cracks
and discolorations, prepare tooth surfaces for bonding procedures,
and perform additional procedures.
A
painless procedure
By reducing the heat, noise, and vibration that is commonly
associated with the conventional drill, the procedure is made
virtually painless. Given that these are the three major sources
of patient discomfort, the patient experience had been made
far more enjoyable. Since anesthetics have been virtually
eliminated from the procedure, you are able to leave our office
without any numb, uncomfortable feeling. The
secret to making this such a painless experience is the ability
of the dentist to control both the air and powder of the unit.
The
Mach 5 system also leaves the prepared tooth with a surface
ideal for composite or tooth-colored fillings which can be
placed faster than before. Now, you can leave the office faster
and experience less discomfort and with fillings that are
virtually invisible.
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