Painless Shots!

“Nothing personal doc, but I hate dentists.” “When I was a child, I had a dentist that hurt me so bad I never got over it.” “I’d rather have a baby than get dental work.” “I have a really high pain tolerance for everything but dental work.” “Can you just put me out, I really…

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TekScan

Tekscan graphic from a mouth scan to show teeth

This is a piece of dental equipment that I cannot believe every dentist is not required to own.  It is a very accurate sensor that fits inside the mouth and is used to make a movie of how you put your teeth together.  It was invented in the 1980’s for dentistry, but never caught on…

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Joint Vibration Analysis for TMJ and Myofacial Pain

JVA scan shows sine wave graph from scan showing right partial anterior disk displacement with reduction

As part of every dental exam the Cape Dental Doctors palpate the face and TMJ’s to see if there is any clicks or pops associated with opening and closing the mouth.  Occasionally, a patient will have clicks and/or pops during the examination.  Thankfully, most clicks and pops have been happening for years and are not…

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Laser Root Canals

Laser shot in dark space

Photon Induced Photo-acoustic Streaming or PIPS for short is the newest way to do root canals with a laser.  Most dentist have never heard of it before because it is so new.  We have been doing it in our office since September, 2010 with great success.  It uses our erbium yttrium aluminum garnet laser.  This…

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Cone Beam CAT Scans

Cone Beam PaX-Duo3d Head Scanner

Now Cape Dental Care has the most advanced digital radiographs in dentistry today with the  Vatech PaX-Duo3D Cone Beam CT.  It looks and feels just like the old panorex that circled around your head to get a picture of your whole mouth, but it records a picture in 3D! What’s so special about 3D?  Conventional radiographs are…

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iTero Digital Impressions

iTero scanner and computer ready for use in our dental facility

Cape Dental Care has found another way to make our patients feel more comfortable at the dental office.  As part of our office going green, we have implemented an intra-oral digital impression machine called the iTero.  The technology is similar to the laser scanner they use at the supermarket, but this is in 3D!  After we…

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Periodontal Disease: Dangerous to Your Health

The World Health Organization reports that 85% of the USA population has some kind of periodontal disease.  A small portion is due to genetics, but most is contributed to ineffective oral hygiene and a high sugar diet. Periodontal Disease: A group of diseases that affect the bone and tissues that support the teeth. What this really…

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How the Aviary Came to Be

A dental office with an aviary? You may be thinking, “How different”, but most of our patients say, “How relaxing.” The reason why we have an aviary at our office is a long story that I have frequently told to my patients when they ask me who thought of putting an aviary here in the…

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