Technology

Technology

Technology

At Simply Wellness in Burnaby, BC, you’ll discover dental care focused on patient education and comfort.

Technology, advanced training, and compassionate service blended together.

Our dentists carefully selects technologies proven to deliver the finest experience to their patients. This means comfortable procedures and predictable results. A winning formula, you’ll find that contemporary dental care with Simply Wellness leaves you smiling.

Intra-oral camera

Intra-oral imaging gives you a detailed view of your mouth in pictures and videos. Words come to life so you can see what we see.

Putting specific problem areas onto a computer screen lets us see with a clarity and detail not possible with a traditional mouth mirror. Specialized hand-held wands quickly capture the details of your teeth and gums. In fact, even small cracks that often lead to broken teeth appear vividly, with the click of a button. We can explain the need for treatment more clearly, by showing you what we see and with greater detail.

As an added benefit, dental insurance benefits frequently pay easier with the visual proof of a captured image in our records.

Digital X-ray

Digital films with exquisite detail and dramatically reduced radiation exposure offer the ultimate in safety and diagnostic capability. Digital sensors capture detailed x-ray images with a fraction of the exposure found in traditional film x-rays.

Technological advancements in x-ray technology provide multiple benefits, from safety to improved treatment results.

Benefits:

  • Safety – Although traditional dental films require minimal radiation for image development, our digital x-ray system provides unsurpassed safety: up to 90% reduction compared to most older film-based systems.
  • Time Savings – Images captured instantly with a digital sensor lessen the time you spend in the dental chair.
  • Better Outcomes – Improved image clarity increases our dentists ability to diagnose and treat conditions. Software tools bring detailed magnification and detection tools into focus.

VelScope

Changes in the lining of your mouth tissue call for close evaluation. VelScope technology makes a diagnosis of subtle changes possible through luminescence of your tissue. Early detection of any change is one key to optimum health.

At each visit, we evaluate many aspects of your overall health including a visual exam of all areas of your mouth. Most people are surprised at the large amount of surface area that lines the mouth. Did you know over 30 square inches of tissue make up the oral cavity!

While oral cancer can afflict anyone, tobacco users put themselves at a significantly higher risk than non-users. Chewing tobacco contains up to 3000 different chemicals, including the same compounds used in pesticides and embalming fluid. Cellular changes below the surface aren’t always detectable until they’ve advanced to a critical stage. That’s why we rely on the VELscope® to help us examine the tissue of both users and non-users of tobacco.

VELscope® is a wireless, handheld device that produces a natural tissue fluorescence that significantly enhances our visual exam. Recognized by the World Health Organization, this award-winning technology has conducted more than 25 million exams. Easy to use and painless, VELscope® helps give us vital information in our quest for early detection of any cancerous or pre-cancerous changes. If we suspect any unusual changes in your mouth tissue, we may suggest a biopsy and microscopic analysis by a qualified lab.

The DentalVibe

Being unaware of an injection provides better visits for adults, and are extremely helpful in reducing fear among young children. The DentalVibe is a unique tool that eliminates pain from injections. A painless free injection can help alleviate dental fear and anxiety allowing the dental treatment to stay healthy. The DentalVibe provides a gentle vibration on the site of injection that overloads the nerves sending signals to the brain, which results in the brain not registering pain or discomfort towards the injection. The vibration doesn’t only create a distraction to the brain for a painless visit, the vibration helps the anesthesia spread once injected and work faster.

Being afraid of the dentist is a thing of the past because patients who experience the DentalVibe are often unaware of when the injection occurs. Children are left with better dental experience without the fear of needles.

TRIOS

Quicker teeth examinations take less time on the chair providing a 3D view of your teeth. The Trios scanner helps you understand the condition of your teeth.
The TRIOS is a hand held wireless scanner providing an overall better dental experience visit. The patient spends less time on the chair, and it provides new treatment opportunities. The Trios Scanner used 3D technology to provides a 3D-impression of a patients teeth immediately after the scan is complete to help patients understand the condition of their teeth.