Advanced Technology

Precision Dentistry in Gastonia NC

When you seek care at our office, you are assured that Dr. Clinard, Dr. Clinard, Dr. Guy, Dr. W. Moss and their staff utilize the latest in technology to enhance the quality and fit for your dental care.

Please call us at Gastonia Family Dental Office Phone Number 704-864-8896 with any questions or
to schedule an appointment.

Digital Imaging | Laser Dentistry | Intraoral Camera | Same Day Crowns with E4D

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GLIDEWELL.IO SYSTEM: SAME DAY RESTORATIONS

Our practice is powered by the glidewell.io™ system, a fully digital platform that enables same-day dental restorations with exceptional precision and efficiency. This advanced technology replaces traditional, multi-visit workflows with a seamless process that delivers faster results, greater accuracy, and a more comfortable patient experience.

Using Fastscan.io with the Medit i900 intraoral scanner, we begin by capturing highly detailed digital impressions in minutes—eliminating the need for messy materials and improving patient comfort. These scans are then enhanced through Fastdesign.io, where AI-driven software rapidly creates precise, customized restorations.

What truly sets this system apart is Fastmill.io, our in-office milling technology. By fabricating restorations on-site, we can deliver crowns and other treatments in a single visit—removing the need for temporary restorations and additional appointments.

By investing in glidewell.io™ and in-house milling capabilities, our office offers a modern standard of care focused on speed, precision, and convenience.

Digital Imaging

Drs. Clinard, Clinard, Guy and W. Moss carefully determine when and which 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. Drs. Clinard, Clinard, Guy and W. Moss use digital imaging technology, which offers about 50 percent less exposure time when compared to traditional radiographs. Digital imaging can also help us retrieve valuable diagnostic information such as examining for cavities.

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.

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Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) – Planmeca ProMax 3D Mid

Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is a type of imaging that uses a single, cone-shaped beam rotating around the head to capture images from various angles. This information is then processed and reconstructed to create a highly detailed, 3D image of the area scanned. The process takes less than a minute, with the machine rotating around the patient.

The 3D dimensional views produced show not only your teeth, but the jawbone, nerves, soft tissues, sinuses, and surrounding structures. This added detail allows us to diagnose and create treatment plans with greater accuracy and precision. CBCT scans use significantly less radiation than traditional medical CT scans while providing far more detailed 3D images than standard dental X-rays, making them a safe and effective option for our patients.

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Laser Dentistry

Laser dentistry is one of dentistry’s latest advances. The laser delivers energy in the form of light. Depending on the intended result, this energy travels at different wavelengths and is absorbed by a “target.”  Each one absorbs a different wavelength of light while reflecting others. In our office laser dentistry is used for soft tissue surgical procedures, eliminating the need for sutures and offering faster healing times.

Lasers can be used to diagnose cavities. They can find hidden decay in teeth in early stages, and in some cases the decay can be reversed through hygiene and fluoride treatment and may never need filling.

Areas of dental care that benefit from laser technology:

• Cavity diagnosis and removal
• Curing, or hardening, bonding materials
• Periodontal, or gum related, care
• Apthous Ulcer treatment (canker sore)
• Frenectomy (tongue-tie release) without anesthesia or sutures
• Crown lengthening, gingivectomy and other gum corrections

Dental lasers have been shown to be safe and effective for treating both children and adults.

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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.

Drs. Clinard, Clinard, Guy and W. Moss utilize 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!

Intraoral 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.