DIGITAL DENTISTRY

What are the benefits and disadvantages of

digital dentistry?
*some information in this presentation comes from outside sources

INTRODUCTION
JONATHAN CORONADO
MENTORS NAME: DR. SMITH
MENTORSHIP SITE: MILL FOREST DENTAL GROUP
MENTOR PROFESSION: DENTIST
TOPIC OF STUDY: DIGITAL DENTISTRY
INDEPENDENT STUDY MENTORSHIP FALL 2015
TEACHER NAME: MRS. CLICK

INDEPENDENT STUDY MENTORSHIP

ISM OR INDEPENDENT STUDY MENTORSHIP IS A CLASS THAT ALLOWS YOU TO HAVE A MENTOR, TO
SHADOW YOUR MENTOR, AND TO LEARN ABOUT YOUR SPECIFIC FIELD OF RESEARCH.

ISM ALLOWS YOU TO FREQUENTLY VISIT YOUR SPECIFIC MENTORS WORK AND OBSERVE THEM WHILE
THEY WORK.

ISM REQUIRES A FINAL PRESENTATION THAT SHOWS ALL THE ACCUMULATED KNOWLEDGE AND
RESEARCH THAT YOU HAVE OBTAINED.

WHY I CHOSE TO BE IN ISM

I CHOSE TO BE IN ISM TO ALLOW ME TO DECIDE IF A DENTIST WAS A CAREER THAT I WOULD LIKE TO
PURSUE .

SO FAR IT HAS BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND HAS ALLOWED ME T0 LEARN M0RE ABOUT THE DENTAL
FIELD

ONLINE PORTFOLIO
HTTP://JONATHANCORONADO.WEEBLY.COM/
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ONLINE PORTFOLIO IS TO DISPLAY THE WORK THAT HAS BEEN DONE THROUGHOUT
THE SEMESTER IN THE ISM CLASS

ABOUT MY MENTOR

MY MENTOR IS DR. SMITH

SHE HAS A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOLOGY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF
HOUSTON

SHE HAS A DOCTORATE OF DENTAL SURGERY FROM UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS

HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT HOUSTON, SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY.

SHE IS REQUIRED 12 ADDITIONAL HOURS OF EDUCATION FROM THE STATE AND

25 ADDITIONAL HOURS FROM THE AGD.

SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE ADA, TDA, GHDS, AGD

WHAT I OBSERVED
I OBSERVED MANY PROCEDURES DURING MY TIME AT THE OFFICE SUCH AS:
TEMPORARY AND PERMANENT CROWNS
CASES INVOLVING NIGHT GUARDS
BRIDGES
FILLINGS
CLEANINGS
EXAMS

MILL FOREST DENTAL

THIS IS MY MENTORSHIP SITE
LOCATED IN WEBSTER
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER 30 YEARS
SUCCESSFUL DENTAL WITH FOUR DENTIST
THEY SPECIALIZE IN FAMILY DENTISTRY AND COSMETOLOGY

MENTORSHIP SITE ACTION PHOTOS

DIGITAL DENTISTRY
DIGITAL DENTISTRY IS ANY DENTAL TECHNOLOGY OR DEVICE THAT INCORPORATES DIGITAL OR

COMPUTER-CONTROLLED COMPONENTS IN CONTRAST TO THAT OF MECHANICAL OR ELECTRICAL

ALONE.(DENTAL ECONOMICS.COM)

I CHOSE THIS TOPIC DUE TO THE INCREASING IMPORTANCE THAT NEW DIGITAL PRODUCTS WILL HAVE ON
THE GROWTH OF DENTISTRY.

DIGITAL DENTISTRY
DIGITAL DENTISTRY HAS SEEN A SIGNIFICANT GROWTH THROUGHOUT THE LAST COUPLE YEARS.
NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE CONTINUALLY BEING IMPLEMENTED INTO THE DENTAL FIELD SUCH AS:
INTRAORAL IMAGING
COMPUTER AIDED IMPLANT DENTISTRY
DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY
OCCLUSION AND TMJ ANALYSIS AND DIAGNOSIS
PRACTICE AND PATIENT RECORD MANAGEMENT

BENEFITS VS DISADVANTAGES
DIGITAL DENTISTRY HAS A MULTITUDE OF BENEFITS. THE NEW TECHNOLOGY IS USUALLY MORE COMFORTABLE FOR

PATIENTS THAN TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGY. ANALYSIS ARE MORE ACCURATE SINCE THEY ARE DONE BY A COMPUTER
RATHER THAN BY THE HUMAN EYE. THE TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS FOR INSTANT PROCESSING AND SHIPPING OF THE DATA
COLLECTED WHILE TRADITIONAL MEANS MUST BE SHIPPED BY MAIL TO THE LABS.

THE ONLY REAL DISADVANTAGES TO DIGITAL DENTISTRY IS THE COST AND TIME. THIS NEW EQUIPMENT CAN BE VERY

COSTLY. SOME DIGITAL PRODUCTS CAN COST UP TO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE PRODUCT. ALSO THE TECHNOLOGY
CAN BE FRAGILE, AND IF BROKEN CAN BE VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR OR TO BUY A NEW PRODUCT. ANOTHER
DISADVANTAGE IS THE TIME IT TAKES FOR THESE PRODUCTS TO BE NOT ONLY MARKETED BUT BE ACCEPTED AND USED.
MANY GOOD PRODUCTS ARE DEVELOPED BUT ARE NOT IMPLEMENTED UNTIL YEARS LATER DUE TO THE COST OR DUE TO THE
EXPOSURE OF THE PRODUCT.

X-RAYS
X-RAYS ARE A PHOTOGRAPHIC OR DIGITAL IMAGE OF THE INTERNAL COMPOSITION OF SOMETHING,
ESPECIALLY A PART OF THE BODY, PRODUCED BY X-RAYS BEING PASSED THROUGH IT AND BEING
ABSORBED TO DIFFERENT DEGREES BY DIFFERENT MATERIALS.(OXFORD DICTIONARY)

THERE ARE TWO MAIN TYPES OF DENTAL X-RAYS: INTRA ORAL X-RAYS AND EXTRA ORAL X-RAYS.
INTRAORAL X-RAYS ARE THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF DENTAL X-RAYS USED FOR THE TEETH
THE EXTRAORAL X-RAY IS LESS ACCURATE BUT FOCUSES MORE ON THE JAW AND SKULL

TYPES OF INTRAORAL X-RAYS

BITE WING X-RAYS: SHOWS DETAILS OF THE UPPER AND LOWER TEETH IN THE AREA OF THE MOUTH
PERIAPICAL X-RAYS SHOWS THE ENTIRE TOOTH.
OCCLUSAL X-RAYS: SHOW FULL TOOTH DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT

TYPES OF EXTRA ORAL -RAYS

PANORAMIC X-RAYS: SHOW THE ENTIRE MOUTH AREA
TOMOGRAMS: SHOW A PARTICULAR LAYER OF THE MOUTH
CEPHALOMETRIC PROJECTIONS: SHOW THE ENTIRE SIDE OF THE HEAD
SIALOGRAPHY: VISUALIZATION OF THE SALIVARY GLAND AFTER INJECTION OF A DYE.

CURRENT X-RAYS
DIGITAL IMAGING IS THE NEW TYPE OF X-RAY
X-RAYS ARE SENT DIRECTLY TO A COMPUTER.
IMAGES CAN BE ENHANCED, MODIFIED, AND ENLARGED.
TECHNIQUE USES LESS RADIATION

IMPRESSIONS
IMPRESSIONS PRODUCE A REPLICA OF YOUR TEETH AND ORAL TISSUE
THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF IMPRESSION PUTTY IMPRESSIONS AND DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS

PUTTY IMPRESSIONS
PUTTY IMPRESSION ARE THE TRADITIONAL FORM OF TAKING AN IMPRESSION
A METAL OR PLASTIC HORSESHOE TRAY IS USED AND FILLED WITH A THICK LIQUID SUCH AS ALGINATE OR
POLYVINYL SILOXANE

IT IS THEN PLACED INTO THE TOP TEETH OR LOWER TEETH SO THAT IT COVERS THE ENTIRE ARCH

DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS
DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS REPRESENT CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY THAT ALLOWS DENTIST TO CREATE A
VIRTUAL, COMPUTER-GENERATED REPLICA OF THE HARD AND SOFT TISSUES IN THE MOUTH USING
LASERS AND OTHER OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICES.

THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE: ONE CAPTURES THE IMAGE AS
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS, THE OTHER TYPE CAPTURES IMAGES AS DIGITAL VIDEO.

PRODUCT
https://youtu.be/pmMZqfMd--kp

MY PRODUCT CONSISTS OF A DEMONSTRATION OF THE USE OF THE DIGITAL IMPRESSION MACHINE

I USED A VIDEO TO DEMONSTRATE THIS BY SCANNING THE UPPER AND LOWER TEETH ALONG WITH THE
ALIGNMENT OF THE TEETH.

DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS VS PUTTY IMPRESSIONS

DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS ARE MORE COMFORTABLE THAN PUTTY IMPRESSIONS BECAUSE IT IS DONE
DIGITALLY

DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS ARE MORE ACCURATE THAN THE PUTTY IMPRESSIONS

DIGITAL IMPRESSIONS HAVE INSTANT SHIPPING TO THE LABS TO DEVELOP THE PRODUCT RATHER THAN
BEING SHIPPED BY MAIL WHICH COULD BE DAMAGED AND TAKES A COUPLE DAYS LIKE THE PUTTY
IMPRESSIONS.

IMPLANTS
A DENTAL IMPLANT IS AN ARTIFICIAL TOOTH ROOT THAT IS PLACED INTO YOUR JAW TO HOLD A
REPLACEMENT TOOTH OR BRIDGE.(PERIO.ORG)

IMPLANTS SERVE AS A SCREW THAT IS PLACED INTO THE IMPLANT FIXTURE

MOST IMPLANTS ARE MADE OF TITANIUM DUE TO ITS COMPATIBILITY AND BONDING ABILITY WITH THE
BONE

THEY USUALLY TAKE 2 TO 6 MONTHS TO ATTACH TO THE BONE BEFORE TOOTH RESTORATIONS CAN BE
ADDED TO COMPLETE THE PROCESS

TYPES OF IMPLANTS
ENDOSSEOUS IMPLANT:

THE MOST COMMONLY USED TYPE OF IMPLANT. WHICH ARE FUSED INTO THE

BONE

SUBPERIOSTEAL: USED FOR PATIENTS WITH MINIMAL BONE HEIGHT. THIS TYPE OF IMPLANT IS FUSED ON
THE BONE.

CONCLUSION
DIGITAL DENTISTRY WILL CONTINUE TO BE INFLUENTIAL IN THE GROWTH OF DENTISTRY. DENTAL LABS

CONTINUE TO DEVELOP BETTER AND MORE EFFECTIVE MACHINES THAT IN TIME CAN BE MASS PRODUCED
AND CREATE MORE EFFECTIVE DENTAL WORK.

THIS IS A GOOD TOPIC TO STUDY BECAUSE THE TOPICS DISCUSSED HERE ARE EITHER FUNDAMENTAL OR
BECOMING FUNDAMENTAL TO DENTAL WORK.

THESE TOPICS THAT I RESEARCH WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED BY DENTIST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE YEARS.
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CONCLUSION (CONTINUED)
THE ISM CLASS HAS BEEN A GREAT EXPERIENCE. I HAVE LEARNED MANY THINGS ABOUT DENTISTRY AND

THE FUTURE OF THIS CAREER. I HAVE BEEN ALLOWED THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESEARCH, STUDY, SHADOW,
AND PRESENT MY FINDINGS WHICH IN THE LONG RUN GIVE ME A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE FIELD I
WANT TO PURSUE. I HAVE BEEN ALLOWED THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED IN
MY FIELD. I HAVE BEEN PLACED IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT THANKFUL FOR THIS EXPERIENCE.

THANK YOU!
THANK YOU DR. SMITH FOR ALLOWING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE AND LEARN ABOUT MY
SPECIFIC FIELD

THANK YOU MRS. CLICK FOR ACCEPTING ME INTO THE PROGRAM AND FOR ALLOWING ME TO RESEARCH
THE SPECIFIC FIELD I AM INTERESTED IN.

THANK YOU ALL OF THE MILL FOREST STAFF FOR ALLOWING ME TO BE A PART OF YOUR WORK

ENVIRONMENT AND FOR HELPING ME WHEN NEEDED WITH ALL OF THE THINGS THAT I NEEDED.

THANK YOU PARENTS FOR GIVING ME THE RESOURCES TO HELP ME LEARN ABOUT THE SPECIFIC CAREER
FIELD THAT I AM INTERESTED IN.

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