A procedure, in which a very fine air-stream accompanied by very fine sand-like particles are used aimed right at the area of normal tooth decay, helps remove only the diseased tooth structure. No needles or drills are used in new technology of Microdentistry and Airabrasion. It is also called minimal invasive dentistry. Due to the reduced pressure applied to the tooth, there is little or no sensitivity. With no vibrations, high pitched noise, and smells that are usually associated with the drill, as well as in most cases no need of an injection, a filling need no longer be something to fear.

With the use of fluoride, administered and applied, as also many other preventive measures like sealants, the rates of tooth decay have been falling steadily. But the philosophy of dealing with decay, when it happens, is also changing. The cavity detecting tools like dental lasers are helping dentists take notice and intervene the decay early. The problem is removed before it penetrates deep forming an abscess leading to root canal and capping. More serious situation leads gum disease and tooth loss in extraction.

The advanced technology helps diagnose the decay early and only the diseased tooth structure is removed using air abrasion. Typically, this does not require the use of the drill and local anesthesia is also not needed. Children love it because there is no noise and no vibration! The air abrasion is not much of help in advanced tooth decay. Decay in these areas of your teeth sometimes do not show up on a check-up x-ray until they are quite large and can often go unnoticed for many years. It is often hidden inside the outer layer of your tooth, and show up in the form of tooth enamel erosion. When repaired at this early stage, there is little or no loss of strength in the tooth and it can be sealed with a tooth-coloured material, which helps to bond the tooth together. Delayed detection, in the back or anterior teeth, will need your dental treatment to be addressed at India dental clinics with inlay or onlay, veneers, etc., at a considerable expense.

Microscope Enhanced Dentistry
You see what you treat and what you treat you are able to see

Microscope enhanced dentistry has been a boon in children dentistry and for adults alike; it has also increased the level of confidence of dentists in bringing out the predictable results. Magnifying loupes of progressively greater power and brightness has brought enhancement in the vision for examination. The Microscope is a very welcome and natural progression over many enhancements used in the past. Cavities can be detected earlier and treated in the kindest, minimal invasive way possible.

Normally, conservative approach is adopted by the dentist as the situation and skills will allow in restorative dentistry, periodontal care, and endodontic treatments. An attention and detection to aesthetic details has also increased.