Dental Laser Scanner

Finding Ultrasmall Cavities Years Earlier

Have you ever had your dentist find a cavity, place a rather large filling, and wondered why the filling has to be SO large when the cavity wasn’t there just six months earlier? The answer is that the cavity WAS there – it just wasn’t big enough to show up on a conventional X-ray. At our practice, we use a laser scanner and Midwest Caries ID™ to discover cavities years earlier, when they can be repaired with a very small filling. For many years the only ways to detect decay were the use of the explorer, X-rays, and observation. With this technology we simply scan the teeth with a special light that looks like a pen or wand. The light reflects back to the pen, and this tells us whether there is hidden decay that hasn’t shown up on an X-ray or examination. We want as much of your natural teeth kept intact as possible, and using these scanners will allow us to do so for you.

The Center for Smiles
Dr. Nicholas Rallis & Associates
209-20 35th Avenue
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 631-7800
CenterForSmiles.com