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Dental technology in Staten Island
At Remedy Dentistry, we combine dental technology with expert care to provide precise, safe, and comfortable dental treatments. Our digital tools allow Dr. Balaes to track your oral health, plan treatments with accuracy, and deliver predictable, high-quality results.
Oral Health Tracking with Itero® Lumina
We use the iTero® Lumina scanner, a state-of-the-art digital imaging system that captures highly precise 3D scans of your teeth and bite. This technology is invaluable for Invisalign treatment planning, helping Dr. Balaes evaluate alignment, occlusion, and bite dynamics with unmatched accuracy.
The Itero® scanner also uses NIRI (Near-Infrared Imaging) to detect early signs of enamel demineralization before cavities become visible. With this non-invasive digitalscan, we can monitor your oral health over time, diagnose problems earlier, and create effective, personalized treatment plans — all while keeping your experience fast, comfortable, and safe.
3D Cone Beam Technology (CBCT)
Our CBCT (Cone Beam Computed Tomography) scanner provides detailed 3D images of your teeth, jaws, and surrounding structures. This advanced imaging is essential for implant planning, complex extractions, Invisalign treatments, and wisdom teeth removal, as well as accurate diagnosis of dental conditions.
CBCT allows Dr. Balaes to visualize bone density, nerve pathways, and tooth positions in three dimensions, enhancing treatment safety, precision, and predictability while minimizing risks for every patient.
Digital Dentistry with Exocad
We use Exocad digital dentistry software to plan and design restorations with exceptional accuracy. Dr. Balaes can create custom crowns, bridges, veneers, and implant restorations using a fully digital workflow, ensuring optimal bite alignment, perfect fit, and natural aesthetics.
By combining digital impressions, 3D scanning, and Exocad’s design capabilities, we can visualize and customize your smile before any work begins, streamline fabrication, and deliver restorations that are both functional and beautiful. This technology reduces chair time, improves predictability, and enhances your overall experience.
3D Printing with SprintRay
Our SprintRay 3D printing technology allows us to create precise dental models, surgical guides, and custom appliances quickly and accurately. This digital workflow helps Dr. Balaes plan treatments and fabricate appliances faster than traditional methods, reducing wait times for patients.
From custom aligners and temporary crowns to surgical guides for implants, 3D printing ensures a perfect fit, improves treatment predictability, and enhances comfort, making procedures more efficient and precise.
Digital X-Rays for Safer, Clearer Imaging
We use digital X-rays to capture high-resolution images of your teeth, gums, and jaw while exposing you to significantly lower radiation than traditional film X-rays. These images allow Dr. Balaes to detect cavities, bone loss, infections, and other dental conditions earlier and more accurately.
Digital X-rays are fast, safe, and environmentally friendly, giving both the dentist and patient a clear, detailed view of oral health to support informed treatment decisions.
AI X-rays: Detect Earlier. Protect Your Smile.
At Remedy Dentistry in Staten Island, AI-assisted X-ray analysis helps Dr. Balaes identify possible tooth decay (caries) and assess the bone supporting your teeth. By highlighting areas for a closer look, it adds another layer of review to your digital X-rays and helps you understand what we see.
Catch early decay before it needs a filling. When decay is detected before a hole forms in the tooth, appropriate remineralization care may stop or reverse the process and help avoid a filling. Dr. Balaes reviews each finding with your clinical exam to decide whether preventive treatment and monitoring or a restoration is appropriate.
Track bone levels over time. Comparing X-rays from different visits helps us monitor changes in the bone around your teeth that may indicate periodontal disease. Alongside gum measurements, professional cleanings, and personalized home care, this supports early intervention to help prevent further damage.
AI supports Dr. Balaes’s assessment; every finding is reviewed before a diagnosis or treatment recommendation is made.
Guided Biofilm Therapy: A More Targeted Clean.
Dental biofilm is the sticky community of bacteria that builds up on teeth and contributes to cavities and gum inflammation. At Remedy Dentistry in Staten Island, Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT) makes this buildup visible so your cleaning can focus on the areas that need attention.
Reveal it. Remove it. Recheck it. A disclosing solution colors the biofilm. AIRFLOW then uses air, water, and fine erythritol powder to remove soft biofilm and surface stains. Any remaining hardened tartar is removed with ultrasonic or hand instruments, followed by a final check and personalized home-care guidance.
How does GBT compare with Cavitron? Cavitron is an ultrasonic scaler that can remove both tartar and biofilm. GBT is a complete cleaning protocol that adds visual guidance and air-polishing before targeted tartar removal. Its advantages include making missed areas easier to see, efficient removal of soft deposits, and a cleaning experience many patients find more comfortable.
What does the research show? In one randomized clinical trial, air-polishing followed by targeted ultrasonic scaling left less residual plaque immediately after treatment and was preferred by more participants than conventional ultrasonic scaling followed by rubber-cup polishing. Read the clinical study. This study compared cleaning protocols, not Cavitron specifically; it does not establish that GBT is superior for every patient or situation.
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Arestin Gum Treatment
Local antibiotic therapy · Gum healthGum disease can create deep pockets around your teeth where harmful bacteria collect. At Remedy Dentistry in Staten Island, we may recommend Arestin alongside scaling and root planing, often called a deep cleaning, when targeted antibiotic treatment is appropriate.
Arestin contains minocycline, an antibiotic placed directly into affected gum pockets. Tiny microspheres release the medication over time at the treatment site. Used together with deep cleaning, Arestin can help reduce periodontal pocket depth.
Dr. Balaes evaluates your gum measurements and health history to determine whether Arestin belongs in your treatment plan. Follow-up measurements, periodontal maintenance, and daily brushing and interdental cleaning remain essential to managing gum disease.
Curodont Cavity Reversal
Early intervention · Preserve natural enamelFinding decay early can give us an opportunity to treat it before a filling is needed. Curodont Repair Fluoride Plus is a drill-free treatment for suitable early-stage decay where the tooth surface has not broken down into a hole.
Applied directly to the affected area, Curodont supports remineralization beneath the enamel surface. It helps fluoride and minerals naturally present in saliva, including calcium and phosphate, reach the early lesion and support the rebuilding of mineral density.
At Remedy Dentistry in Staten Island, Dr. Balaes combines a clinical examination with dental imaging to assess whether an area is suitable for Curodont. We then monitor its response over time. Established holes and more advanced decay may still need fillings; Curodont does not replace missing tooth structure.
How Dental Technology Fits Your Care
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