The last few years have been a time of remarkable change for practicing dentists. Alexandria Dental Care is pleased to provide our patients with treatments utilizing the latest in dental care technology, including:
Diagnodent
When it comes to making the right diagnosis, technology has given our practice several exciting new tools. For example, Dr. Lu now has the ability to verify the presence of decay on a tooth before we begin the preparation for a filling. Using Diagnodent, a beam of laser light is passed into the tooth, and a reading is taken of the way the light is reflected back to the instrument. Decay has a very specific wavelength of light that bounces back to the Diagnodent, which allows us to quantify the amount of decay that is present.
Digital X-Rays
Imagine the advantage held by the dentist who looks at your x-rays 50 times larger than normal, with the ability to adjust the lightness, darkness, and contrast to just the right level, and the ability to zoom in on any area that looks suspicious. In addition computerized x-rays use less radiation.
Dental Implants
The state of the art in replacing missing teeth has for years required cutting down the teeth on either side of a missing tooth in order to place a fixed bridge. But with the advent of dental implants that era has ended. By placing dental implants we can now preserve bone that was once destined to slowly and permanently go away. We can replace teeth without compromising the surrounding teeth. In a procedure that is clinically predictable, comparable in price to a fixed bridge, and esthetically beautiful, dental implants are giving new hope to those who have lost one or more teeth.
If you’d like to schedule an appointment, please call 703.955.3960, or use our contact page.
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