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Changes I've been able to see: * the evolution of dental curing lights from cumbersome, active refrigerated, and wired into really light, portable, wireless fl
by boobsbr 9y ago
Changes I've been able to see:
* the evolution of dental curing lights from cumbersome, active refrigerated, and wired into really light, portable, wireless flashlights/pens
* the introduction of sodium bicarbonate jets for cleaning, polishing and whitening teeth
* the introduction of the ultrasonic scaler
* the change from dental amalgam (mercury-based), for fillings, to cast resin or ceramic
* the introduction of whitening treatments
* the changes from really bulky braces to relativevly slim ones, transparent and low-profile brackets, new techniques that do away with external head-gear for a lot of cases
- letsgetphysITal 9y agoI'll add digital on-site radiography processing, i.e. an x-ray is taken by the dentist, the film is processed and scanned in the next room over, and available on the touchscreen in the dentist's room 5 minutes later. That was a week's return by mail 15 years ago. I've also heard of crowns being 3D imaged and milled from a ceramic blank while the anesthetic takes effect, but only from one person.