Night Guards

If you’ve ever built or remodeled a house you can appreciate the value of thorough planning. Replacing a tooth requires similar planning. The foundation, supports, neighboring structures, and local environment all need to be taken into consideration. A tool that we now have to help in these steps of planning is a 3D xray machine. 

Printing in three dimensions has recently become accessible to designers, inventors and hobbyists. 3D scanning is actually the real first step in any project. The ability to three dimensionally scan a failing tooth can help determine the cause of the failure. We can also assess the foundational bone and surrounding teeth.

Starting with a 3D scan we can design and then print an implant placement guide.  The guide is a precise physical blueprint. It direct the placement of the implant to make sure that the new tooth will be in the right place to function and look its best.