Advancements in digital photography have further enhanced our ability to provide custom shade matching of our porcelain crowns or porcelain veneers for our patients. This is achieved via Email of digital photographs to our ceramic laboratory. Digital photography has also allowed our doctor at Bay Dental to share his knowledge with other doctors.

Interoral Video Examination
At Bay Dental we have a piece of equipment to help you better understand your dental health. It's called the intra-oral camera, which is really just a tiny video camera that looks like a pen.

It connects to our computer system and links to the TV in the ceiling above you. The main advantage of the intra-oral camera is that we can show you what condition your teeth are in, or what we are doing to your teeth.

The intra-oral camera is a small probe that can easily be moved around the inside of your mouth. It provides youwith a tooth by tooth video exam of your teeth so you can see your teeth enlarged in living colour on the TV screen.

We can freeze and store the picture of the inside of your mouth for a bigger and better look and then take an instant photograph of you for your records. This painless, no-radiation technique allows you to see problems such as worn-out or defective fillings, fractured teeth, decay, bleeding gums and plaque.

Together, we can discuss the best treatment plan for restoring your mouth to optimal health. The intra-oral camera is a tremendous educational tool which shows you what is going on with your teeth ... rather than your dentist merely trying to describe it to you in words!

For any further information about our practice, please do not hesitate to contact us and make an appointment to see Dr Christopher Smith.

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