Technology | Advanced Dental Technology
ORTHOPHOS
3D dental imaging, otherwise known as Cone Beam Computed Tomography, or CBCT, allows Dr.Schlang to see more anatomy, and with more clarity than traditional film-based dental x-rays. The focused x-ray beam reduces scatter radiation, resulting in better image quality and a lower dose of radiation. With an enhanced visualization of your teeth, bones, and surrounding hard and soft tissue, Dr. Schlang can understand more about your specific needs, and provide a more accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.
The accuracy, precision, and clarity of images produced by 3D scans allow for a better diagnosis, and helps prepare for a wide range of dental procedures, such as:
- Accurate placement of dental implants.
- Extraction planning for impacted teeth.
- Diagnosing temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ).
- Evaluation of the jaw, sinuses, nerve canals, and nasal cavity.
- Determining bone structure and tooth orientation.
CEREC
The CEREC system (by Dentsply Sirona) is a comprehensive digital chairside CAD/CAM workflow for dentistry. It lets dental offices scan, design, mill (and/or grind), finish/restoration, and deliver many kinds of prosthetic and restorative work in-house — often in a single appointment.
CEREC supports a wide range of restorative and prosthetic indications:
- Crowns, inlays, onlays, veneers, bridges
- Implant abutments, screw-retained crowns, custom implant prosthetics
- Surgical guides for implant placement
Advantages
- Same-visit restorations: Being able to scan, design, mill, finish and seat a restoration in a single appointment saves time for both patient and practice.
- Patient comfort: No traditional impression trays (which can be uncomfortable), fewer appointments, less waiting and fewer temporaries.
- Control over quality: Because the entire restorative process (from scan to fit) is under the practice’s control, there tends to be fewer surprises, better fit, better ability to adjust or remake components.
Primescan
Primescan is Dentsply Sirona’s high-end intraoral scanning system. It captures digital impressions of teeth, gums, and related structures for use in a variety of dental workflows, including restorative, orthodontics, implant prosthetics, digital monitoring, and for lab collaboration. It serves both practices that want to do full chairside CAD/CAM work (for example, with the CEREC system) and those that send scans to external labs.
Benefits
Here are the main advantages that practices report or that are evident based on the technology:
- Improved patient comfort: No need for messy impression materials, faster scans, reduced chair-time.
- Better efficiency: Faster scan capture, fewer retakes; more streamlined digital case flow; faster lab communication.
- High accuracy => better fit of restorations, fewer adjustments. Especially important for implant work and multi-unit restorations.
- Flexibility in workflow: Supports both chairside (“same-day”) workflows and lab-based workflows. Also good for monitoring, orthodontics, etc.
- Hygiene control: Multiple sleeve options, better designs for disinfection, etc. Helps with regulatory compliance and reduces risk.
Primemill
The CEREC Primemill is a chair-side milling and grinding unit from Dentsply Sirona designed for dental practices that want fast, high-quality, in-house fabrication of restorations. It’s part of the CEREC ecosystem and is meant to accelerate and enhance the workflow for same-visit restorations. Its speed, precision, material flexibility, and workflow assistance make it a strong option for practices moving toward full digital dentistry. When used as part of a well-integrated digital workflow with good training and volume, it can substantially improve efficiency, patient experience, and control over restorative quality.
Benefits
- Faster Chair-Time / Faster Turnaround
- High Precision & Esthetic Results
- Workflow Simplification & Delegation
- Flexibility
SpeedFire
The CEREC SpeedFire is a compact, high-performance sintering furnace designed for dental practices, especially those using the CEREC CAD/CAM system. Its purpose is to sinter (and glaze/finish) zirconia and other compatible ceramic materials quickly enough to enable full-contour zirconia restorations (crowns, small bridges) in a single visit.
Key Capabilities & Advantages
- Fast Sintering Times
It can sinter a full-contour zirconia crown in around 10-15 minutes. - Glazing / Finishing Process Included
After sintering, the SpeedFire can move into a glazing or finishing cycle—e.g., glazing a crown or other restoration—which typically takes a few minutes. Thus you get a final, polished restoration ready for seating in the same session. - Seamless Integration with CEREC Workflow.
- Compact Size / Practice-Friendly
Its dimensions and weight make it suitable for placement in a standard dental surgery or lab. It’s small enough to fit in limited spaces.
SOLEA
The Solea dental laser is an advanced, all-tissue dental laser system designed to provide fast, precise, and virtually painless treatment for a wide range of dental procedures. Developed using a unique 9.3-micron CO₂ laser wavelength, Solea is optimized to cut both hard tissue (teeth and bone) and soft tissue (gums and oral mucosa) with minimal discomfort, often eliminating the need for anesthesia.
Because it works without the vibration and noise of a traditional dental drill, many patients experience reduced anxiety and a more comfortable visit. The laser also minimizes bleeding, swelling, and recovery time in soft tissue procedures due to its cauterizing effect.
Dentists use Solea for cavity preparations, gum contouring, frenectomies, crown lengthening, and other restorative or cosmetic treatments. Its computer-aided, handpiece-guided system allows for high precision and efficiency, enabling most treatments to be completed more quickly and in a single appointment.
Overall, the Solea laser represents a significant advancement in modern dentistry—offering a less invasive, quieter, and more comfortable alternative to traditional tools while maintaining excellent clinical results.
Intego Treatment Centers
The INTEGO is a modern dental treatment center (dental chair & delivery system) by Dentsply Sirona. It is designed to combine ergonomic design, high quality components, and flexible configuration so that it supports a variety of workflows — general dentistry, hygiene, preventive care, endodontics — while giving both patient comfort and clinical efficiency.
Key Features & Capabilities
- Improved Ergonomics & Efficiency
Better patient positioning, good instrument placement reduces strain on clinician, potentially smoother workflow (less reaching, repositioning). - Patient Comfort & Experience
Comfortable chair, smooth surfaces, good lighting and visibility, less noise/distraction, modern “look and feel” help reduce patient anxiety. - Better Infection Control
Integrated cleaning/disinfection features reduce steps, possibly lower errors, help meet regulatory requirements.
DIAGNODENT
The DIAGNOdent™ pen is a caries detection aid that uses laser fluorescence to aid in the detection of caries within the tooth structure. As the laser light is dispersed into the site, cavities within the tooth structure will exhibit fluorescence, proportionate to the degree of caries, resulting in an elevated scale reading on the display. Clean healthy tooth structure exhibits little or no fluorescence and will result in very low scale readings on the display. Sub-surface cavities can be extremely difficult to detect using an explorer, and sometimes do not show up on dental x-rays, making the DIAGNOdent pen especially useful for pit and fissure areas.
