At Maryvale Children's Dentistry and Orthodontics, we offer pediatric dentistry with a personalized approach that considers each child's unique needs. Our dental team values close interactions and one-on-one relationships with our patients and their parents, and we embrace dental technology that improves comfort, streamlines procedures, and enhances treatment outcomes.
Please browse through the technology we use every day, and don't hesitate to contact us with your questions or to schedule your child's next dental checkup and cleaning.
Mess-Free Digital Impressions
Taking dental impressions with paste is a messy, uncomfortable process, especially for children. Our goal is to make every aspect of your child's experience comfortable and easy, so we offer leading-edge digital dental impressions.
Instead of goopy paste, we pass our handheld intraoral scanner over your child's teeth, and it captures a highly detailed and accurate digital impression. Our dentists use specialized computer software that creates a 3-D virtual model of your child's mouth to help them create precise tooth restorations like dental crowns and plan orthodontic treatment.
Digital X-Rays
Digital dental x-rays are an essential part of providing high-quality children's dentistry. A dental x-ray gives our specialists the details they need to diagnose problems like cavities and infections and closely monitor your child's ever-changing dental needs.
Our low-dose digital x-rays expose children to a fraction of the radiation of traditional film x-rays and produce much higher-quality images. These x-rays are also more comfortable because we use flat digital sensors with rounded edges that slip easily inside a child's mouth to capture the images.
When our dentists review x-rays with you, you can see the problem in great detail and understand how treatment will benefit your child. Using digital x-rays, we can identify the tiniest of cavities and treat them promptly before they cause any long-term dental damage. We save your child's x-rays to our digital patient records, making them easy for our team members to access as needed.
Nitrous Oxide or "Laughing Gas"
Our goal at Maryvale Children’s Dentistry and Orthodontics is to do all we can to help children have positive, comfortable, and pain-free appointments. We understand dentistry is stressful for many kids, so we offer nitrous oxide, also known as laughing gas or happy gas. Nitrous oxide provides mild, short-term sedation and is perfectly safe for kids when our dentists and trained dental team administer it.
We administer nitrous through a small face mask that sits comfortably on the child’s nose. The mask delivers a safe blend of nitrous and oxygen that provides a very comforting, calming, and relaxing effect when inhaled. This type of child won’t put your child to sleep, but it can make them feel drowsy.
When your child is relaxed enough to lie still, our dentists can work safely and efficiently. After the procedure, your child will have little to no memory of what happened during their appointment.
Panoramic X-Rays
A digital x-ray shows us a portion of the mouth at a time, and a panoramic x-ray shows the entire mouth in a single continuous image. This view is what our dentists need to see to plan orthodontic treatment and diagnose impacted wisdom teeth and abnormalities.
Digital Records
We understand you’re busy, so our amazing dental team does everything to streamline your visits. Digital records allow every team member to quickly and easily access important information, such as your medical and dental history and your medications.
Your digital records also include treatment plans, x-rays, and intraoral images that we can refer to and easily share with other specialists and insurance companies as needed.
TVs in Treatment Rooms
With TVs in all our treatment rooms, children can occupy themselves with their favorite shows to distract them from what's happening around them.