Advanced Technology

Precision Dentistry

When you seek care at our office, you are assured that Dr. Uyesugi and Dr. Liong and our staff utilize the latest in technology to enhance the quality and fit for your dental care. Our practice uses high power micro-lens to enhance the precision of patient care. Dentistry is micro-surgery.

Using advanced micro-lens, that are similar to a lens that an ophthalmologist uses enables us to create dental restorations with incredibly precise fit and finish. You just can’t fulfill that level of care with the naked eye. In addition to allowing precise close-up work, the micro-lens direct a beam of light directly on the teeth, minimizing glare for you.

Digital Imaging

Drs. Uyesugi and Liong choose carefully which and when radiographs are taken. There are many guidelines that we follow. Radiographs allow us to see everything we cannot see with our own eyes. Radiographs enable us to detect cavities in between your teeth, determine bone level, and analyze the health of your bone.

We can also examine the roots and nerves of teeth, diagnose lesions such as cysts or tumors, as well as assess damage when trauma occurs. Dental radiographs are invaluable aids in diagnosing, treating, and maintaining dental health.

Exposure time for dental radiographs is extremely minimal. Drs. Uyesugi and Liong and staff utilize Digital Imaging Technologies within the office. With digital imaging, exposure time is about 50 percent less when compared to traditional radiographs. Digital imaging can also help us retrieve valuable diagnostic information. We may be able to see cavities better.

Digital imaging allows us to store patient images and enables us to quickly and easily transfer them to specialists or insurance companies. Digital X-rays offer more precision since we view the image on a computer monitor, instead of holding up a 35mm film up to the light. Digital X-rays result in 1/6th of the radiation exposure to you.

Intraoral Camera

See for yourself what works needs to be done! Many patients, especially younger patients, are very familiar with the latest technology and are more comfortable with the high-tech practice. Computers and TV screens are their primary method of information processing. Drs. Uyesugi and Liong and staff utilize intraoral camera technology that helps enhance your understanding of your diagnosis. (An intraoral camera is a very small camera.)

In some cases, an intraoral camera is just a few millimeters long. An intraoral camera allows our practice to view clear, precise images of your mouth, teeth and gums, in order for us to accurately make a diagnosis. By viewing clear, defined, enlarged images, you see details that might be missed with standard mirror examinations. This can mean faster diagnosis with less chair-time for you! Intraoral cameras also enable our practice to save your images in our office computer to provide a permanent record of treatments. These treatments can be printed and/or emailed for you, other specialists, and your lab or insurance companies.