Technology

Dentist in Carol Stream

Our state-of-the-art technologies ensure accuracy, efficiency, and comfort. Our dental equipment is safe, effective, and well-maintained. Some of our dental technologies include those listed below:

Digital X-Rays

Our advanced digital x-rays magnify and enhance your teeth for better diagnosis and treatment. This technology allows us to take images of your teeth and display them on a computer screen quickly and easily.

With digital x-rays, we can view your teeth and surrounding structures with remarkable accuracy.  These images provide the information we need to plan your dental treatment.

Digital x-rays require much less radiation than traditional film x-rays. Digital x-rays are a safe and effective dental technology.

Panoramic X-Ray

A Panoramic x-ray machine rotates around your entire head to take a 360-degree view of your teeth, sinuses, and the bone structure of your head and jaws. This provides a more complete image than standard x-rays. Panoramic x-ray imagery is a valuable resource for Drs. Lane and Lane to use in diagnosis and treatment planning.

Intra-oral Camera

The intra-oral camera is about the size and shape of a pen. It is used to record images of your teeth, gums, mouth, and tongue from inside your mouth. Due to its small size and sleek design, it is comfortable, easy to use, and able to view a wide range of angles. The intra-oral camera is a safe and effective tool that can be used with patients of every age.

The intra-oral camera is a highly valuable resource for both diagnosis and treatment planning. Each time we use the intra-oral camera, a new disposable cover is employed. This ensures your health and safety at all times. After your exam, images captured by the intra-oral camera may be digitally stored, printed out, or deleted.

Cavitron

The Cavitron is a handheld device used in periodontal deep cleaning. While scaling can be completed by hand, the Cavitron uses ultrasonic technology to remove calculus from teeth and gums quickly, gently and effectively.

With the Cavitron, patients enjoy a more comfortable experience and time spent scaling and polishing is decreased.

VELscope Oral Cancer Screening Light

This handheld scope uses a special blue-spectrum light to scan the tissues in the mouth. This light creates distinct visual patterns on health and unhealthy tissues through natural fluorescence. With this screening light, we can more accurately discover potential oral cancers in early, highly treatable stages.

Clear Braces

Drs. Lane and Lane and our dental team are pleased to provide Clear Braces orthodontic treatments to both new and existing patients of Lane Dental. If you have crowded, gapped, or misaligned teeth you may be able to achieve a healthy, beautiful smile using this non-invasive, aesthetic straightening option.

For patients who have seen or heard about the Invisalign® clear aligner system, Clear Braces are just as effective and works in a similar fashion to straighten your teeth. However, Clear Braces aligners are fabricated solely in the United States and are generally available at a lower cost to you.

Traditional orthodontic treatments often include braces, with unattractive metal brackets and bulky silver wires. However, Clear Braces are a clear, removable aligner that is worn over the teeth for at least 22 hours each day. They can be removed to allow you to eat, brush, and floss normally during your orthodontic treatment. Clear Braces are a comfortable, convenient, and easy to use solution for straightening your teeth.

Clear Braces provides other substantial health benefits in addition to straightening teeth. Teeth that are crowded, gapped, or misaligned can be more difficult to keep properly cleaned and flossed. Over time, this can lead to a higher rate of tooth decay. Crowded and misaligned teeth are also more prone to issues like cracking and wearing over time due to improper occlusion (bite). Straightening your teeth with Clear Braces can protect against these issues. Additionally, misaligned teeth are more likely to develop periodontal (gum) issues. Clear Braces can help keep gums firm around the teeth, protecting against bacterial infections that can lead to periodontal disease.

The Clear Braces system is easy and convenient to use. First, you will have a consultation with Drs. Lane and Lane. We will review your oral health needs and determine if you are a good candidate for using Clear Braces to straighten your smile. Next, a 3D model is created of your teeth. This model is used to design the steps of your individualized treatment plan based on your unique straightening needs. With this model, you will be able to see what your teeth will look like after treatment even before the treatment has begun. Clear Braces aligners are custom-fabricated for your teeth. About every two to four weeks, you will change to a new aligner, slightly straighter than the one before.

By choosing Clear Braces to straighten your teeth, you can avoid many of the issues commonly associated with traditional braces. Clear Braces patients are much less prone to experiencing pain, discomfort, or mouth sores than patients with traditional metal braces. Clear Braces also allows you to remove your aligners to allow proper brushing and flossing, leading to a reduced rate of plaque buildup and tooth decay.

At Lane Dental, we can help you achieve straight teeth and a beautiful, healthy smile with Clear Braces.

Experience the Advanced Comfort and Precision of the CS 3600 Intraoral Scanner

Previously, dental restoration work often required that impressions be taken through the use of messy, unpleasant impression materials. However, in an effort to increase patient comfort and the effectiveness of our treatments, our office now utilizes the CS 3600 Intraoral Scanner.

By eliminating the need for messy impression materials, this state-of-the-art scanner quickly takes images of the mouth to create digital models of your oral cavity. These extremely detailed models are then used by our team to design more efficient and accurate treatment plans.

The team at Lane Dental makes every effort to ensure you remain comfortable throughout your visit with us and that your care is as efficient and effective as possible. Through the use of this technology, we will have you enjoying your fully restored smile much more quickly than ever
before.

Cone Beam Imaging

Cone Beam imaging is an advanced form of digital radiograph. With the cone beam imager, one simple scan will produce a 3D image of your entire maxillofacial structure. This image can then be used in diagnostics, patient education, treatment planning, and treatment follow-up.

The cone beam provides an effective solution to create quick, clear, precise images for your benefit. Additionally, the cone beam uses minimal radiation in scanning and is a much less-invasive process than other forms of imaging. This makes the cone beam an excellent choice for patients with dental anxiety or a sensitive gag reflex.

By utilizing advanced technologies like the cone beam, we can provide an effective, efficient, and comfortable patient experience for you on every visit.

SLA 3D Printer

We utilize an SLA 3D printer to fabricate custom-fitted high-quality restorations precisely for you. This allows us to provide accuracy as low as 100 microns for printing models, night guards, implant surgical guides, retainers and so much more!

Pioneer Pro Diode Laser

With soft tissue lasers at our disposal, Dr. Gregory Lane can provide precise high-quality treatments that are relatively pain-free, less invasive, and useful for a wide variety of dental treatments, including:

• Cold sore/canker sore treatment
• Ulcer treatment
• Frenectomies
• Soft tissue removal
• Dental sensitivity improvement

With the highly versatile soft tissue laser, Dr. Lane can seal nerve endings and blood vessels and treat soft tissues simultaneously. This creates less stress on the gums, which significantly reduces both swelling and bleeding. Moreover, by using the soft tissue laser, Dr. Lane minimizes patients’ discomfort both during and after the treatment and lessens their recovery time.

Laser dentistry has many benefits, including:  

• A beautiful, healthy smile
• Renewed gum health and appearance
• A comfortable and non-invasive procedure
• Shorter recovery period, allowing you to return to your normal lifestyle more quickly
• Quicker, more effective care than traditional treatment
• A great choice for those with dental anxiety 

For more information or to schedule a consultation, contact our office.