Digital Dentistry
Digital technology has advanced so rapidly these past few years. Using it wisely and systematically in dentistry can bring immense benefits to patients and practitioners thereby improving long-term healthcare by leaps and bounds.
Better diagnostic ability
Being able to diagnose an existing condition is of course very important and digital dentistry does help visualisation of actual disease with the help of digital x-rays, decay detection scans and intra oral cameras. This will help treat the condition and repair damage that has occurred.
Anticipating future problems
However, to take a big step further, being able to anticipate threats to your teeth and mouth by monitoring changes is even more important as this would lead to preventive action rather than actual invasive treatment. Technology has made this possible by allowing software to record a patient's current condition and this information can be used to detect changes over time. Using superimposition and time lapse images, changes to teeth and gums can be visualised.
