Technology

We utilise the latest personal and professional equipment to make sure your visit to Progressive Dental is as comfortable for you as possible, and to ensure you get the best treatment available. All patients have the option of a vibrating neck cushion to ease aching muscles, and personal CD or DVD player with headphones which will make your visit even more entertaining (and less stressful).

Our professional dental technology includes:

OPG

This is a machine which will two dimensional panoramic dental X-ray of both your lower and upper jaw. Its full name is an orthopantomogram, and is also sometimes called a panorex. The whole process is faster than a cone beam, but doesn’t show as much detail.

CBCT

Sometimes called a Cone Beam, this device takes hundreds of distinct images as the scanner revolves around your head. Those images are then fed into special software which reconstructs a three dimensional image of your jaw. Cone beams are very important in treatment planning if you’re looking at dental implants. Because the images are of such high quality and so detailed, they’re also useful in endodontic treatment, orthodontics and other treatments as well.

CEREC Technology

This is a system that creates porcelain crowns or veneers using precise scanning and milling technologies. This system allows us to offer the very best type of restoration. Porcelain is known to be the most aesthetic hard wearing material available when it comes to restoring a broken down tooth or improving a less than perfect smile.

Intra Oral Camera

Ever wanted to see what your dentist sees? An intraoral camera can magnify and display areas of concern inside your mouth. Still images can be stored so that we can compare changes at each of your examinations; they can also be printed and emailed if necessary.