TRADITIONALLY, DENTISTS USE X-RAYS TO FIND OUT WHAT’S GOING ON BELOW THE SURFACE, DEVELOPING THEM IN A DARKROOM FULL OF CHEMICALS, AND EXAMINING THE RESULTING FILMS ON A SPECIAL LIGHT BOARD. At Miles of Smiles Implant Dentistry, we use advanced CBCT technology from...
Guided Bone Regeneration Guided Bone Regeneration Is The Process By Which Bone Is Regenerated In A Deficient Prospective Implant Area And In Some Cases Around A Tooth That Has Lost Some Bone. This method of bone augmentation requires not only the bone material (graft)...
Gum Care WHAT IS ‘PLAQUE’ AND HOW DOES IT AFFECT MY TEETH? Plaque is a colorless, sticky film of bacteria that constantly forms on teeth. If left undisturbed, it hardens to form tartar. The bacteria in the plaque produce byproducts that can not only irritate the gums...
VISUALLY IMPRESSIVE IMPLANT PLANNING THAT’S EASY TO ACCOMPLISH MAKES INVIVO5 THE MOST POPULAR IMPLANT PLANNING 3D SOFTWARE. Invivo5 allows the placement of implants directly into 3D DICOM data, with no conversion or modeling necessary. Treatment plan in full 3D...
Dental Implants in Washington DC area When a tooth is lost the specialized bony process that houses the tooth begins to resorb due to lack of stimulation. This causes a decrease in width and height of the bone in the area the tooth is lost. Neighboring teeth and...