North Dental Professionals features several advanced dental technologies to ensure that you receive only the highest quality of care. Our dentists and team combine years of experience with these technologies to create individualized treatment plans and help you receive your care in comfort. To schedule a consultation with Dr. Paul Chaiken and learn more about dental technology in Chicago and Skokie, Illinois, give us a call.
The dental technologies used in our office include:
- Digital X-Rays & Photography
- Intraoral Cameras
- Laser Dentistry
- VELscope® Oral Cancer Screening
Our Dedication to Technology
Our dentists and team are dedicated to continually providing you and your family with the highest available level of care. We are committed to meeting all of your dental needs and providing you with a dental experience that is comfortable and pleasant each time you visit us. To help us achieve these goals, we are pleased to offer the benefits of state-of-the-art dental technology. Dental technology includes a number of cutting-edge tools, equipment, techniques, and materials we use at our office to ensure you receive high-quality, gentle care. Our dentists and team have received the necessary training to utilize advanced dental technology to enhance your oral health.
We strive to use advanced dental technology to make your experience as efficient, comfortable, and enjoyable as possible. For example, our diagnostic equipment aids us in making quick, accurate diagnoses and helps us effectively plan your treatment. We strive to utilize the latest, most advanced technology available to provide you with the best possible experience and care every time you visit our office. Each of our different types of dental technology has its own benefits, and we invite you to continue browsing our website and contact our practice to learn more. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Dr. Paul Chaiken uses digital X-rays and photography to diagnose and treat dental problems more efficiently. The images captured by this device allow our dentists to more closely examine your teeth and oral structures before providing you with precise treatments to meet your needs. Call North Dental Professionals today to schedule an appointment and learn more about digital X-rays in Chicago and Skokie, Illinois.
Benefits of Digital X-Rays
Digital X-rays are one of the advanced diagnostic tools we use to provide you with the best possible care. Digital radiography has changed the way we take dental X-rays by making the process faster, more comfortable, and more convenient than ever before. These X-rays use a digital sensor to take images of your teeth, unlike traditional X-rays that use film. Digital X-rays use significantly less radiation than conventional film X-rays and require the use of no chemicals for developing the images. Our dentists can then instantly view the high-quality images on monitors right in the treatment room to provide you with efficient, accurate diagnoses and care. Our team is able to use digital radiography to identify and diagnose several types of dental problems, such as:
- Decay in between teeth
- Developmental abnormalities
- Improper tooth root positioning
- Cysts and abscesses
- Fractures in existing fillings
- Tumors
- Infection in the tooth nerves
- Bone loss
Digital dental X-rays are used to plan many kinds of dental treatment, such as oral surgery procedures, root canal treatment, dental implants, orthodontics, and more. To learn more about digital radiography and how we use X-rays at our office, we welcome you to call or visit us soon.
Intraoral Cameras
Our dentists and team use an intraoral camera to access and view all areas of your mouth. This small imaging device helps us examine your entire mouth to diagnose and treat developing problems with greater ease. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Paul Chaiken and learn more about intraoral cameras in Chicago and Skokie, Illinois, call North Dental Professionals.
Why Intraoral Cameras?
An intraoral camera is a tool we use to get a closer look at different parts of your smile. The intraoral camera is a small, pen-shaped device that we can use to take high-quality color photos of your teeth and gums, as well as other areas of your mouth, as needed. Because the intraoral camera is so small and easily maneuverable, we can use it to see angles in your mouth that we cannot easily view with the unaided eye. We may utilize the intraoral camera to evaluate your oral health better and diagnose dental problems like tooth decay and periodontal disease, as well as tooth damage like a cracked or chipped tooth. The intraoral camera is also useful in following up after completing a treatment.
In addition to helping our team get a better view of your smile, the images taken with the intraoral camera allow you, our patient, to gain a better understanding of your oral health and dental treatments. We can also send these photos to other dentists and specialists and can submit them to dental insurance companies as needed. To learn more about the uses and benefits of intraoral cameras, we invite you to call or visit our dentists and team soon.
VELscope® Oral Cancer Screening
VELscope is an oral disease visualization device and is most frequently used to diagnose oral cancer. Like panoramic X-rays, CT scans, or ultrasounds, we use VELscope to capture images of your mouth. Like these imaging technologies, it is not intended to be a stand-alone diagnostic test. When we use these with standard oral exams, it provides significant visual information to our dentists regarding your oral health. Our dentists will see fluorescence patterns determined by your underlying physiological structure. Disruptions to these patterns may be an indicator of a lesion or other potential problem.
Most VELscope exams take about two minutes. Your examination process is both quick and comfortable. Our dentist or a hygienist, as well as your health care provider, can perform a VELscope exam. VELscope works by shining blue light generated by light-emitting diodes into your mouth. It does not involve the use of radiation, chemicals, rinses, dyes, or other harmful substances. We do, however, recommend that patients with a history of photosensitivity or who use photosensitive medications avoid light exposure from VELscope as a precaution.
If VELscope shows a potentially cancerous lesion, our dentists should work with you to develop a treatment plan, including a referral to a specialist. This plan should include a biopsy to determine if the lesion is cancerous or not as well as follow-up visits to monitor the progress of your treatment.