"Enjoy more comfortable and effective dentistry than ever before"
At the Amery House dental practice, we are committed to providing our patients with the most advanced and effective dental care available. For this reason, our practice is purpose built with state of the art equipment to offer you the latest technology and highest standards of care in a relaxed and friendly environment. The technological advances allows us to treat dental cases with extreme precision, detect dental concerns at early stages, and provide stunning and customised restorations. To you, our patients, this means better service, increased comfort, less time spent in our surgery, but more importantly, a higher quality of life.
The dentists and staff at the Amery House have gone through rigorous training to learn the latest techniques to improve your experience with us. We are constantly looking into new ways to improve the quality of our dentistry and improve the overall experience that you have with us.
Some of our latest advancements, designed specifically to ensure your visit goes as quickly and smoothly as possible, are highlighted below.
Waterlase (Dental Laser) - A revolutionary device that can be used in every aspect of dentistry.
"An e
merging standard of clinical care and patient comfort."
"The Waterlase MD has revolutionised my practice.
This highly adaptable, all-tissue laser efficiently cuts through enamel, dentine, bone and soft tissue, making it suitable for use in most clinical situations. The Waterlase has been a real practice builder for me, the lack of contact and vibration enhances patient comfort and a reduction in pain and post-surgery swelling vastly improves the overall patient experience."
Laser dentistry is the most exciting area of dentistry today and the invention of Waterlase could very well be the best innovation in dentistry yet! Our practice is the first practice on the Isle of Wight to offer the Waterlase dental laser allowing us to perform many preventive and restorative procedures without having to use either a drill or an injection!
The Waterlase laser is a very gentle, accurate and precise tool that uses a combination of laser technology and water-spray. The Waterlase emits a laser beam that energizes a spray of air and water. The water droplets absorb the laser energy and become laser-energized water particles that, when directed at the tooth has the same precision as a high-speed drill. Therefore, it is able to cut through all types of tissue including bone and gum so that dental procedures can be performed more easily and comfortably.
Patient Comfort:
For many people, fear and anxiety can be a barrier to seeking dental treatment. The majority of those who are apprehensive about visits to the dentist, and there are many, list the drilling as the main reason for their apprehension. Waterlase dentistry makes no contact with your tooth and does not transmit heat or vibration, so it may ease the pain and anxiety of patients who fear the vibration and high-pitched whine of traditional drills. In contrast, all you hear are quiet, little "pops", reminiscent of popcorn popping.
Waterlase offers a precision that far surpasses that of a drill without generating heat or using pressure. Conventional drills can often overheat teeth during procedures, inducing discomfort and irreversibly damaging the soft tissue or pulp underneath. Because of the pin point accuracy of the laser, it can be more conservatively used and thereby requiring less invasive tissue removal to perform the various procedures. Patients experience little or no discomfort, less bleeding during treatments and a shorter recovery time.
With our Waterlase the need for anesthetic injections is reduced and in some instances eliminated, as well as the associated side effects. This enables us to combine procedures and thereby completing more procedures in less time and fewer visits for our patients.
Sterilisation and healing:
The Waterlase is both a hard and soft tissue laser. About the only thing you can't do with this water-and-laser beam technology is to cut through silver fillings. Aside from the ability to do more procedures without the drill there are many wholly unique and remarkable advantages to both clinician and patient of laser use. The laser for instance has the ability to disinfect the interior of a root canal ten times more effectively than any other device.
When used in surgery the benefits of the laser are immense as there is very substantially reduced trauma to the tissues. The laser sterilises the affected area as well as sealing off blood vessels which minimizes the chance of infection or bleeding and means patients are much more comfortable both during and after treatment.
Lasers of this type actually promote healing and as a result procedures which historically are at the very least unpleasant can be completed quickly and efficiently with a very much reduced healing time. Among the many applications of the Waterlase is the ability to remove many hard to extract teeth without the need to make incisions or place stitches. Patients with advancing gum and bone disease (periodontal disease) find the laser can stop the further progress of the condition and there can be an amazing degree of regeneration of previously lost supporting tissue allowing them to retain their natural teeth.
If you've been avoiding the dentist for fear of the needle and drill, or just want a dental solution that is faster and more comfortable, stop delaying your dental treatment and schedule an appointment today.
Cerec Technology - Same day crowns and onlays
"Meeting the needs of our patients in a more convenient manner"
Here at the Amery House, we are proud to use CEREC 3D advanced technology. CEREC is a unique product in dentistry allowing the dentist to assess, design and prepare perfectly fitted ceramic (porcelain) restorations in one visit. Patients no longer have to worry about wearing temporary crowns, waiting weeks for a laboratory to make a custom restoration, or returning for multiple visits to our practice.
The Procedure
The first step is to prepare and shape the tooth for the restoration. Then we apply a reflective powder onto the prepared tooth and take a digital image using a special optical infrared camera that records the tooth's exact dimensions directly into the CAD/CAM computer.
After, we carefully design the restoration. We select an appropriate material of the proper shade for your specific tooth. We place this material into the milling machine and the software program sends a signal to the milling machine which shapes it into a custom fitted restoration. This takes about 13 to 18 minutes.
Once completed, we then try in the new restoration, cement it in place, and polish it to a beautiful luster. Last, we'll check your bite and make any final adjustments.
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| CAD/CAM computer image | Reflective powder | Milled restoration placed in mouth |
Advantages
A CEREC tooth restoration is not just convenient, it is also healthier for you because it provides extremely accurate restorations made with durable materials that work with advanced dental adhesives. This means that only a minimal amount of tooth preparation is required, leaving more of the healthy tooth structure intact. Many years ago, dentists has few options to repair decayed and damaged teeth other than amalgam, gold and other metals. The CEREC system uses strong, tooth coloured ceramic materials to restore your teeth to their natural strength, beauty and function. With CEREC technology, you can have a beautiful restoration in just one day.
Diagnodent - Laser decay detection.
"Early cavity detection tool with 90% accuracy"
Sometimes, it's difficult for us to diagnose cavities, especially in the pits and grooves on the biting surfaces of your back teeth. The traditional way to check for cavities was by looking for visual signs of decay on the tooth, checking x-rays, or feeling for a soft area with a dental probe. However, at the Amery House, we have a diagnostic tool called DIAGNOdent that helps us locate even the smallest amount of decay.
DIAGNOdent is a laser technology that scans your teeth with harmless pulses of light. When a cavity is present, fluorescent light of a different wavelength bounces back to the sensor, which is translated to a digital read-out. In general, the higher the number, the greater the amount of decay in the tooth. When a cavity is present, DIAGNOdent also produces an audible signal.
Cavities are now more difficult to diagnose
The widespread use of fluoride has made finding and restoring cavities early in their development more difficult in recent years. Fluoride hardens the outer enamel layer of your teeth, which means decay has a difficult time gaining a foothold. As a result, cavities are typically smaller and can be much harder to diagnose. Before, a dental probe would catch on the decay, or the cavity would show up on a routine x-ray. Now, however, a small cavity can easily go undetected.
You'll benefit from our use of DIAGNOdent because it helps us find decay that may have previously gone undetected. By diagnosing decay early in its development, we can prevent more extensive damage. Your restorations will be smaller and less costly, and you'll be able to retain more of your own natural, healthy tooth.
Intra oral camara - Allows the patients to see exactly what the dentist sees.
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| Intraoral camera | Increased detail | A clear understanding |
While x-rays provide valuable information that we can't get from any other source, they can't show you everything that's going on in your mouth. That is why we have invested in an intraoral camera - a highly advanced piece of diagnostic equipment that allows you to see what we see inside the mouth.
The intraoral camera handpiece is approximately the size and shape of a dental mirror. It has a buillt-in light source, and serves as a tiny video camera that allows as to zoom in on one tooth, or give you a video tour of your entire mouth. The images are displayed on a computer monitor, so you'll be able to see problems such as worn or broken fillings, cracked teeth, plaque deposits, cavities next to fillings, and excessive wear. With a clear understanding of your dental conditions, you'll be able to make treatment decisions with confidence.
Digital X-rays - Immediate x-rays with 80-95% less radiation
Dental x-rays detect cavities, plaque build-up, and other symptoms of disease that the naked eye cannot see. Since these x-rays are such an important part of preventive care, we want to be sure that we're using the most up-to-date and effective tools, including digital x-rays. With this technology, we use computerized equipment and software to capture x-ray images of your mouth and teeth. We do this by exposing a small sensor that feeds the image into a computer.
The advantages of digital radiography
Digital radiography has many advantages over traditional dental x-rays:
* The process is faster and easier for the patient.
* It's safer, with no chemical development and up to 80% less radiation.
* We can view images instantly.
* We can enhance images to improve viewing.
* Images can be stored electronically and e-mailed to specialists and insurance companies.
With conventional film imaging, human error, lighting conditions, timing, film storage, and other factors could all compromise the final pictures. With digital imaging, there is a much smaller window for error and the pictures show much finer detail. With such exact x-rays, we are able to spot tooth and gum problems that may have been overlooked with conventional imaging.
Quick and comfortable
Taking x-rays is faster because the sensor is merely moved from tooth to tooth, and your x-ray can be seen on a computer monitor just moments after exposure, with no development step in between. There's no waiting for chemical development, as with film packets. The images appear on a computer in a high-resolution picture which allows us to make adjustments and see details in the images.
