Minimally Invasive Dentistry: Icon® Restorative Product by DMG America
One of the most common dental problems that people face is tooth decay. Dental caries will eat away at your tooth structure, leaving your teeth weaker and even affecting their appearance. Left untreated, tooth decay can affect your gums and even your jawbone. It’s for these reasons that visiting a Charlotte cosmetic dentistry center like ours is so important.
We can help you prevent cavities from forming as well as fill cavities and restore substantial tooth decay, sure. But now, using some of the latest dental care techniques out there, we can also treat small cavities and restore tooth strength without any drilling or filling at all. That’s because of the Icon® system.
The Old Ways of Addressing Dental Caries
The two options we mentioned above were how cavities were dealt with in the past. On the one hand, you can perform preventative treatments and hope patients brush and floss regularly at home between visits. On the other hand, you can fill cavities once they get to that point. Yet good Charlotte cosmetic dentists know that it’s important to act decisively and prevent tooth decay while affecting as little tooth structure as possible.
Why Icon® is Different
Available to dentists since September 2009, Icon® is perfectly designed for early stages of tooth decay which are too small for even minor fillings. This is an important tool to help promote overall dental health for a patient and stop problems before they become more serious.
The Icon® Treatment Process
During the Icon® treatment, a tooth that has minor decay is first cleaned thoroughly. It is then pretreated with a special gel and then dried. The Icon® material is then placed directly into the minor cavity/minor tooth decay, infiltrating it. This will halt the decay of tooth structure while also restoring tooth structure. That’s all there is to it. It stops and restores simply and easily.
Icon® Results
Icon® achieves both great smile makeover results as well as dental health results. There truly is an answer other than preventative care and fillings. By halting cavities early, there’s no need to worry about fillings or other dental restorations down the line. This means teeth that look great and do not have any material removed, drilled, or filled. Ideally, the more natural tooth structure that a patient can maintain, the better.
Our Commitment to High-Tech, High-Quality Care
The use of Icon® is just part of our commitment to advanced techniques that emphasize patient wellness. We use Charlotte laser dentistry to avoid the use of drills and to ensure patients retain more of their natural tooth and gum structure. You can rest easy while in our office knowing that we will remain at the forefront of dental technology, and that we do this for your sake and your lasting health.
Learn More About Your Dental Care Options
For more information about your many options for effective dental care, be sure to contact our cosmetic dentistry center in Charlotte today. The entire team is eager to discuss these matters in more detail, and we’ll be more than happy to answer your questions in full so that you can make the best possible decision about your dental health.
