Caries treatment without drilling. Myth or Reality?
It is better to treat any disease in the initial stages and caries is no exception. And for those who are terribly afraid of dentists, there is good news: it is now possible to cure teeth without brutal procedures.
Dentist treatment is still an ordeal for both adults and children, and is accompanied by great anxiety and stress. What is causing this fear? Of course, anesthesia shots and teeth drilling! That is why, we always postpone the visit to the dentist as long as possible, until the tooth literally begins to crumble in parts and causes severe pain, from which you want to climb the wall.
Woman’s Day expert, Veronika Ryzhova, chief physician of the ARTDENT24 dental clinic and maxillofacial surgeon, today will tell you whether caries can be cured without drilling and anesthesia.
“What sounded like a myth ten years ago has now become possible, because medicine, like any other science, does not stand still and develops, and very quickly. We can avoid a lot of unpleasant manipulations, for this we just need to visit the dentist every six months and immediately consult a doctor when you see a darkening of the tooth area, because this is what caries is. Patients often come to me when the process has already started and there is no other option but to drill. If you regularly visit the dentist, he will never miss the initial stage of caries, ”says Veronika Ryzhova.
You can restore health and a beautiful appearance to the tooth using the technique infiltrative caries treatment (Icon). This technique allows you to stop the carious process, and after such a procedure you get an absolutely healthy, undamaged tooth without fillings! At the same time, there is no discomfort from anesthesia and drilling, because they are not required. However, as often happens, there is one “but”: this technique is carried out only when caries is still in its initial stage.
Before starting treatment, the affected tooth is cleaned with a brush and professional paste. Then its surface is thoroughly dried, insulated, and a special component is applied on top – Icon-Dry (alcohol). This is necessary to completely get rid of moisture, because alcohol, when evaporated, picks it up well. Only then can you start applying a special “super-fluid filling”, which penetrates into the pores of caries, fills them, thereby strengthening the damaged surface, and then illuminates like an ordinary filling.
The result is a healthy tooth without any blemish, with a smooth shiny surface, no cavities or fillings, and no drilling stress. And the best part is that this procedure takes only about 20 minutes.