The following article was featured in the March 14th issue of Woman's Day
The Drill Is Gone
A
new technique, the Kinetic Cavity Preparation, may
mean the end of dentophobia as we know it. Instead of grinding away the
tooth structure as the drill does, KCP system cuts tooth enamel with tiny
particles of alpha alumina (a substance used in toothpaste) carried in
a stream of compressed air. Gone are the drill's noise, heat and vibrations.
Ninety-five percent of patients don't even need anesthesia.
Better still, the new treatment means abouth 30 percent less time in the chair, costs the same as conventional treatment and, because it's more precise, leaves more healthy tooth intact, according to Dr. Andrew Spector, a New Jersey dentist who has been a pioneer in the use of the technique. The subsequent fillings are expected to last longer too -- they're less susceptible to wear, and the tooth-to-filling bond has been found in preliminary studies to be twice as strong as those resulting from the conventional procedure.
ELEANOR GILMAN
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