What You Need To Know About Dental Technology in Manchester, New Hampshire

If you still have nightmares about your childhood dentist, you can rest assured that dentistry has moved beyond those painful, uncomfortable processes. Modern dental technology makes dentistry more effective and significantly more comfortable for patients and dentists alike. If you’ve put off your last oral exam due to nerves, check out some of our patient-centric dental technology in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Patient Comfort and Education

The sound of dental equipment is unmistakable and can trigger feelings of anxiety in the bravest of our patients. At Mann Family Dental, we’ve moved to electric handpieces that are much quieter and produce less discomfort than previous tools.

Our dentists want you to be as excited about oral health as they are. An intraoral camera is a tool that shows your teeth in real-time. Seeing what our dentists see will help you make smart oral health choices, and there’s nothing better than seeing your teeth improve with each visit.

If you suffer from anxiety, you’ll be relieved to hear that we have several ways to help you relax before your procedure. From our warm, friendly welcome to nitrous oxide sedation, we do everything we can to make your visit as comfortable and pain-free as possible.

3D Cone Beam Scanner

3D scanning gives us an excellent picture of your oral health. We routinely use the scanner to evaluate your bone density before dental implants to select the best site. The scanner is also a helpful tool to get detailed images of potential abnormalities like cysts and deviations that may affect your overall dental health.

CEREC Same-Visit Restorations

Crowns are one of our most popular cosmetic dentistry procedures, but they usually rely on waiting for an external lab to fabricate your crown. Mann Family Dental has recently acquired a CEREC (Chairside Economical Restoration of Esthetic Ceramics) machine that can fabricate crowns, bridges, and inlays while you wait. Instead of waiting weeks, we can complete your cosmetic dentistry procedure during a single appointment, letting you leave with a beautiful new smile.

Digital Impressions

Our digital impression equipment makes messy, uncomfortable tooth impressions a thing of the past. Instead, you can sit back and let our state-of-the-art 3D technology take an impression without the need for any paste or mouth guards.

Digital impressions aren’t just more comfortable; they’re also much more accurate. With our digital impressions, we can manufacture your dental crown, bridge, or dentures to fit better and be significantly more comfortable.

Digital Records

We’ve updated our patient record system to the latest digital HIPAA-compliant system. Not only does this mean that your health information is safer than ever, but it also means that we can quickly access your history and provide you with more personalized care.

Digital and Panoramic X-Rays

To reduce radiation exposure, we’ve moved to a digital x-ray system that dramatically reduces your radiation exposure. This modern x-ray system uses a more comfortable sensor that fits snugly in your mouth without poking into soft tissue.

Even better, we can take panoramic x-rays that include your entire mouth in one large image. These detailed images are essential for planning cosmetic dentistry treatments and help us identify potential oral health issues well before they become serious.

Since all of these images are digital, we can show them to you as soon as we take them, helping you better understand your oral health.