Advanced Technology

Precision Dentistry

When you seek care at our office, you are assured that Dr. Ahmad and Dr.Syed and his staff utilize the latest in technology to enhance the quality and fit for your dental care.

Our practice uses high power microscopes to enhance the precision of patient care.

Dentistry is micro-surgery. Using microscope that is similar to the one an ophthalmologist uses enables us to create dental restorations with incredibly precise fit and finish. You just can’t fulfill that level of care with the naked eye.

In addition to allowing precise, close-up work, the microscope directs a beam of light directly on the teeth, minimizing glare for you.

Many dentists use air-driven “hand-pieces” (the dental term for “drills”). While acceptable for many procedures, these “whiney sounding” air-powered hand pieces all have a degree of non-concentricity; they do not rotate perfectly smoothly.

For the most precise aspects of restorative procedures, we use electric hand-pieces. This results in extraordinarily precise interfaces between your tooth and your new restoration (crown, veneer, or filling). This will bring more comfort to you as well. With a more precise tool, there is less vibration and less noise.

Digital Imaging

Dr. Ahmad and Dr.Syed chooses carefully which and when radiographs are taken. There are many guidelines that we follow. Radiographs allow us to see everything we cannot see with our own eyes. Radiographs enable us to detect cavities in between your teeth, determine bone level, and analyze the health of your bone. We can also examine the roots and nerves of teeth, diagnose lesions such as cysts or tumors, as well as assess damage when trauma occurs.

Dental radiographs are invaluable aids in diagnosing, treating, and maintaining dental health. Exposure time for dental radiographs is extremely minimal. Dr. Ahmad and Dr.Syed utilizes Digital Imaging Technologies within the office. With digital imaging, exposure time is about 50 percent less when compared to traditional radiographs. Digital imaging can also help us retrieve valuable diagnostic information. We may be able to see cavities better.

Digital imaging allows us to store patient images, and enables us to quickly and easily transfer them to specialists or insurance companies.

Digital X-Rays:

Digital X-rays offer more precision since we view the image on a computer monitor, instead of holding up a 35mm film up to the light. Digital X-rays results in 1/6th the radiation exposure to you.

Intraoral Camera 

Many patients, especially younger patients, are very familiar with the latest technology and are comfortable with the high tech practice. Computers and TV screens are their primary method of information processing.

Dr. Ahmad and Dr.Syed utilizes intraoral camera technology that helps enhance your understanding of your diagnosis. An intraoral camera is a very small camera – in some cases, just a few millimeters long. An intraoral camera allows our practice to view clear, precise images of your mouth, teeth and gums, in order for us to accurately make a diagnosis. With clear, defined, enlarged images, you see details that may be missed by standard mirror examinations. This can mean faster diagnosis with less chair-time for you!

Intra oral cameras also enable our practice to save your images in our office computer to provide a permanent record of treatments. These images can be printed for you, other specialists, and your lab or insurance companies.

QuietNite Laser Snoring Treatment

What is QuietNite Snoring Treatment?

DEKA QuietNite provides all the great medicinal benefits of CO2 energy while quickly improving your quality of sleep in as little as ten minutes. This treatment is ideal for patients who wish to:

• Improve energy, mental clarity, and focus with a better night’s rest
• Improve sleep disorders
• Improve a compromised airway
• Find an alternative to surgical procedures of the airway
• Find a supplemental treatment to the CPAP or MAD
• Find an adjunctive procedure to ENT or Orthodontic treatment

Why do we snore?

Snoring is a very common and often overlooked issue in many adults, including children today. The most common reason for snoring is when the elasticity of the soft palate is relaxed from aging, open mouth breathing or the overall volume of the throat is reduced due to weight gain. Typically in deficient craniofacial development the jaws, tongue and palate create a narrow airway and causes Sleep Disordered breathing, snoring, and an inflamed airway, such as inflamed tonsils.

When it comes to relieving patients of snoring symptoms and general airway inflammation, DEKA QuietNite is the best for the job. By using revolutionary laser technology and the power of CO2, treatment can relieve a patient of snoring symptoms in less than ten minutes without numbing or “cutting” tissue away.

How long do DEKA QuietNite results last?

Snoring often does not have a single pathogenesis and can originate from several risk factors. Though DEKA QuietNite is effective in treating the soft palate and surrounding structures, the same symptom of snoring can return over time if the cause is not resolved. The elastic tissue of the soft palate makes it perfectly normal for collagen to relax over time to return to the same state as it was before treatment. Unresolved allergies, open mouth breathing, tongue ties, smoking, and deficient craniofacial structure are some potential causes for the collagen to return over time.

Ease of use for the treatment means that DEKA QuietNite can be used quickly and frequently. For patients commonly experiencing snoring symptoms, treatment from DEKA QuietNite can be used annually, even during regular cleanings and hygiene visits.

Dr. Ahmad and Dr. Syed understand the significance of timing and personalized treatment plans. They guide patients through the decision-making process, taking into account their unique circumstances and goals. With DEKA QuietNite, patients experience a quick and virtually painless procedure with no anesthesia that leads to immediate relief from snoring symptoms. Both Doctors are expertly trained in the use of the DEKA laser to provide you the highest level of precision, effectiveness, and patient satisfaction. They will evaluate you to determine if you are a good candidate for QuietNite laser therapy.  

Frequently Asked Questions

How is it possible for the QuietNite laser treatment to not require any kind of anesthetic?

QuietNite combines revolutionary laser technology with the advantages of CO₂, which seals nerve endings and blood vessels, provides instant sterilization against bacterial infection, and reduces the body’s natural inflammatory response. This makes for reduced swelling, no need for sutures, and faster healing. And with ideal penetration depth, the QuietNite laser is the gentlest and most precise laser on the market for the sensitive tissues of the soft palate.

Are there age limits or ranges in which QuietNite best functions? Would this treatment work for pediatric sleep apnea?

QuietNite treats an area of the body – the soft palate – to help reduce the snoring caused by obstructive sleep apnea, so it isn’t targeted at a particular age group. But since it’s painless and works so quickly, it’s entirely appropriate as an adjunctive treatment for pediatric sleep apnea.

Are there side effects?

The most frequent side effect is a sore throat, which generally goes away the second day after treatment.