Dental Orthodontics Advancements Make Treatment Faster and More Accurate

6 December 2011 – Dental 3D imaging and a yet to be released product called AcceleDent are bound to make orthodontic treatments much more efficient as they help make the processes go faster and become more accurate.

3D imaging has been around for a while, but for the most part, the general medicine portion has been the part of the greater healthcare industry that has been benefitting from it. Just this year, however, significant breakthroughs in dental 3D imaging technology have been made, and some offices and clinics now have sufficient equipment and technology to map out 3D dental impressions for use in myriad situations.

Just last month a product called AcceleDent was given the green light of clearance by the US Food and Drug Administration. The product is a removable appliance meant to boost the results of orthodontic braces by accelerating its effects. The apparatus should be worn for 20 minutes each day which can result in the orthodontic treatment period to be shortened by at least 5 months in the first two phases alone. Dentists and orthodontists are expecting to welcome the product by 2012.

These two developments are setting the stage for a more efficient and more effective orthodontic treatment process that is better for both orthodontist and patient. 3D dental imaging provides an accurate impression with which braces can then be modeled out of which means better efficacy and more value out of the treatment for the patients. The AcceleDent can strip off months from orthodontic treatments that can last years at a time.

Orthodontists are all open arms in welcoming such advancements that make the entire ordeal better for patients. Correcting bite problems or malocclusions – the main focus of orthodontic specialists – is a tedious and lengthy task with extreme conditions requiring years of treatment to completely fix. All the while, patients typically wear conventional wire and metal braces.

Along with recent commercial successes such as Invisalign and Six Month Smiles clear or invisible braces, the addition of 3D imaging technology and the AcceleDent is invoking the advent of a new age for orthodontic and dental treatment. Ask your orthodontist Spokane for more information.