CEREC
Crowns & Restorations in a Single Visit
The latest in CAD/CAM technology, CEREC allows us to make precise, long-lasting porcelain restorations in a single visit. In most cases, we can do your crowns, inlays, onlays and veneers in one visit – so you can say goodbye to wearing temporary crowns for weeks and weeks.
Over 250 scientific studies have confirmed the clinical safety of tried and tested CEREC tooth restorations. Worldwide, more than 30 million tooth restorations have been produced with CEREC.
Integrative Dental Solutions has been providing CEREC restorations for nearly 20 years. In fact, it was one of the first dental practices in Wisconsin to utilize this technology.
Intra-Oral Video
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words
The latest technology in dentistry is giving patients an inside look at their teeth and a better understanding of the state of their oral health. The Intra-Oral Video camera allows our patients to see their teeth up close and in color using a pencil-sized wand with a tiny lens that is pointed to any area in the mouth. It’s an important tool that allows you to see what we see.
Once you see what amalgam (mercury) fillings to do your teeth, you’ll want them removed. And, if you think that’s bad, wait until you see what’s under them!
Air Abrasion “Drill Less” Dentistry
Treat Early-Stage Tooth Decay
Known as “drill-less” dentistry or air abrasion, this is an important technology to conservatively treat tooth decay when it is in its earliest stages and prepare teeth for restorations.
Traditionally, dentists used noisy dental drills to remove decay and prepare the teeth for fillings, but air abrasion has proven to be a noiseless, heat-less, minimally invasive alternative.
In our office, we generally use the air abrasion tool to clean out the grooves of teeth before we do our “Super Sealants.” Unfortunately, it can’t be used to clean out old metal restorations, but we do use it to create an ideal surface for the bonding process.
Laser Therapy
SiroLaser Advance
Laser therapy means state-of-the-art dentistry and modern patient care all in one. Used primarily for the sterilization of root canals and disinfection of diseased gum pockets, laser therapy is a valuable, non-chemical tool used to kill bacteria.
The state-of-the-art SiroLaser at Integrative Dental Solutions can be used in the treatment of gum disease, healing of mouth sores (such as canker sores), biopsies and shaping of gum tissue.
Patients also experience a better healing process and less postoperative pain.
LightScapel CO2 Laser
Our Carbon Dioxide Laser is used to perform minimally invasive soft tissue surgery, such as an adult tongue/lip tie release (frenectomy) and other cosmetic procedures.
The CO2 laser remains the best surgical tool to simultaneously cut soft tissue and stop bleeding from small blood vessels in its path. Both incisions and reduction in bleeding are achieved in a non-contact fashion, with just a focused beam of light.
Compared to conventional surgery, the LightScapel CO2 Laser allows us to perform a frenectomy and other soft-tissue cosmetic procedures fast and with great accuracy, minimal to no bleeding, less swelling and discomfort and reduced risk of infection.
Ozone Therapy
The New Way To Fight Oral Infections
Dental ozone therapy is used to treat periodontal disease and oral infections using only oxygen and water. Ozone gas is a powerful antimicrobial agent that can kill bacteria on contact. It can penetrate into areas below the gum line, into the grooves of teeth and deep into the dentinal tubules and periodontal pockets, where antibiotic or disinfectant cannot reach.
Ozonated water acts as the perfect irrigation solution for periodontics, tooth extractions, dry sockets and post operative treatments to help reduce pain and inflammation.
And because ozone can harden compromised tooth structure, flooding a sensitive area or tooth with ozone gas can effectively eliminate sensitivity.
iTero Intraoral Scanner
Precise 3D Digital Dental Imaging
iTero has revolutionized dentistry with its highly accurate 3D digital dental imaging system. This state-of-the-art intraoral scanner works by capturing thousands of images of the inside of your mouth, teeth and gums and assembling them into an extremely accurate 3D model. The scanner is a compact, hand-held laser that is radiation-free and fast. In fact, within just a few minutes, the laser renders a digitally perfect, 3D impression of your mouth.
The iTero digital impression scanner has changed the face of dentistry to make treatments from orthodontics to restorations faster, easier and more precise. It is certified for Invisalign connectivity, helping patients better visualize their results, and allowing dentists to more accurately plan out each stage of treatment. Best of all, the iTero scanner is radiation free and completely safe.
Benefits to using the iTero scanner include:
- Fast, immediate scans
- Precise results
- No messy, goopy trays or discomfort
- Radiation free and pregnancy safe
- A more comfortable patient experience
Fotona Laser & NightLase Snoring Treatment
Leading the Dental Laser Industry
FFotona dental lasers have revolutionized dentistry with treatments that are faster, more effective and more satisfying to patients and practitioners than ever before. With over 50 years of experience in laser technology, Fotona’s award-winning LightWalker dental laser systems are leading the dental industry forward to new levels of perfection with unrivaled precision, performance and ease of use.
Benefits of Fotona Dental Lasers Include:
- A full range of hard- and soft-tissue treatments
- Extremely precise hard-tissue cutting and ablation
- Easy and effective endodontic treatments
- Little or no bleeding surgical procedures, with simultaneous disinfection
- Easy-to-select operating modes for greater simplicity
- Greater patient satisfaction and less operator fatigue
- Excellent training and support
NightLase® Snoring Treatment
Fotona’s NightLase® therapy is a simple, safe and effective laser treatment for increasing the quality of sleep. NightLase can reduce the effects of and decrease the amplitude of snoring by means of a gentle laser treatment of the mucosa tissue.
With proper training NightLase has a high success rate in producing a positive change in sleep patterns. Research has shown that NightLase can reduce and attenuate snoring and provides an effective, non-invasive way to lessen the effects of snoring.
The Fotona LightWalker and Dynamis laser system families have been cleared by the US FDA for ENT surgery, intra-oral soft tissue ablation, coagulation, excision and incision, and laser assisted uvulopaletoplasty (LAUP).
Advanced IAOMT Protocols
For Safe Mercury Removal
As important as it is to have the mercury and metals removed from your mouth, it is equally (or more) important to use proper removal protocols. Removing amalgam fillings can release mercury vapor into the air that can be absorbed into the body by inhaling or ingesting the vapors.
In our office, we protect our patients from additional mercury exposure by adhering to the guidelines set by the IAOMT:
- Keep the fillings cool by using cold water spray with copious amounts of water.
- Use a high volume evacuator tip near the tooth to safely evacuate mercury vapor.
- Provide an alternative air source and instruct patients not to breath through their mouth during treatment.
- Wash and vacuum away mercury alloy particles as soon as they are generated.
- Immediately change the patients’ protective wear and clean their face.
- Consider appropriate nutritional support and detoxification before, during and after amalgam removal.
- Install room air purifiers or ionizers and fans for everyone’s well being.
In addition to IAOMT amalgam removal protocols, we employ a high power vacuum system that vents all mercury vapors directly to the outside of the building. We also have all patients rinse with Bentonite, a chelating agent that binds any loose mercury particles. Dr. Supriya K Shetty of Integrated Dental Solutions is an accredited member of the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT).
Digital Smile Design (DSD)
Integrative Dental Solutions is proud to offer the most exclusive of technologies to our savvy patients. Digital Smile Design is leading the way of high tech smile customization.
What is a Digital Smile Design Clinic?
Dr. Supriya K Shetty believes in a customized smile experience. Our aim during each smile makeover goes beyond creating a better smile, we aim to develop your perfect smile. We are confident that, with DSD, your smile experience will be a unique experience of the highest quality.
Functionality and appearance benefit from cosmetic dentistry. For excellent results, you need an artists heart and a scientists mind, bringing DSD into our office is the key to that perfect balance. Using Digital Smile Design technology, we are able to digitally analyze your facial and dental structures using state of the art videography.
A complete understanding of your facial structure and your current smile means we can take you on a journey that ends with an elegant smile. DSD protocols are at the forefront of patient-centered practices in cosmetic dentistry. Utilizing the latest in dental technology, we are able to include you in every step of the smile design process.
What can you expect from Digital Smile Design?
- Whole picture smile design: To develop a dream smile uniquely you, we design incorporating facial features, personality, and treatment goals. The technology allows us to develop a treatment plan focused on longevity.
- Look like the best version of you: Your facial features motivate the design process. Our focus is to bring symmetry and beauty into focus as we adjust the position, shape, and color of your teeth to match your features.
- Test drive your new smile: Getting a glimpse of your new smile is key to moving forward with treatment. Your new smile is an investment in confidence and a renewed sense of self. As the foremost in patient-centered care, DSD is about working with you. Digital Smile Design technology allows you to visualize the final outcome.
Is Digital Smile Design right for you?
Digital Smile Design is for technologically driven patients looking for personalized results. As we work together in smile development, you’ll have the opportunity to understand your facial and dental structure as never before fine-tuning every angle to reflect the smile you long to see.
Dr. Supriya K Shetty is proud to bring the exclusive DSD concept to her most technically savvy patients. DSD clinics reflect the ideals of Integrative Dental Solutions in their pursuit of excellence by combining dentistry, aesthetics, and technology. Start on your path to an exquisite smile with Digital Smile Design, Call us today to learn more.
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Sedation Dentistry
Relax. Let Us Do the Dental Work While You Sleep
Sedation dentistry allows us to perform dental procedures while you sleep. It can make a 5 hour visit seem like 5 minutes!
All it takes is a small pill. Best of all, you won’t even remember your visit.
Sedation dentistry is perfectly safe, can help you relax and reduce any anxiety you may feel about going to the dentist. It’s a great way to get your dental work done, even if you’re very fearful of going to the dentist.