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Some recent advances in dentistry include the conversion to digital x-rays. This has reduced the patient exposure to radiation and made production, storage, and transfer of dental x-rays faster, easier, safer, and better for the environment.
Titanium dental implants can now replace diseased teeth and generally have a 5 year success rate over 95%.
Improved instruments like microscopes and reciprocating handpieces (drills) now make it possible to complete some root canal procedures in a single appointment.
Chairside CAD/CAM mills can now create finished crowns in a single appointment.
Advanced techniques and drugs in local anesthetics and IV sedation make dental procedures more comfortable and safer for the patient.
Use of special dental lasers and cameras make it possible to treat teeth and gums more effectively.
Some orthodontic treatment can now be completed without the use of traditional bands and wires.
Improvements in dental restorative materials (fillings) have made the use of amalgam fillings almost unnecessary.
Scientific knowledge of the relationship between dental health and overall health has improved.
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