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Technology

It goes without saying that an artist must rely on tools outside of himself or herself to create the kind of masterpieces that others want. From painting and sculpting to creating virtual concepts or even city structures, those who create these phenomenons rely on an arsenal of tools to chisel out their success.

Renowned dental designer and smile creator Dr. Stephen Bjorklund is no different. His dental design toolbox includes the latest technology, all of which he has carefully assembled and perfected to ensure your level of discomfort is dramatically decreased, while your level of confidence in his work and your satisfaction with the results is increased.

His Minneapolis cosmetic dentist office, known as Bjorklund Dental Designs, is home to a fully filmless dental x-ray system, which reduces your exposure to radiation by a startling 75-90%. Safer on the environment too, filmless x-ray systems do not require the use of potentially damaging chemicals that other dental radiology systems do.

There’s also the time factor to consider. Instead of waiting (and waiting and waiting) for your x-ray films to be "developed," filmless dental x-ray systems make images of your mouth available almost instantly. Well, in an engine-roaring 2.5 seconds flat!

The images can also be stored and transmitted electronically which means the pictures do not lose integrity over time (which could prompt otherwise unnecessary repeat x-rays and repeat exposure) and can be sent to other medical specialists for evaluation with just the quick click of a mouse.

Further supporting Bjorklund Dental Designs’ filmless dental x-ray system is a fully integrated electronic framework that allows for instant access to your patient records from anywhere in the office. This computer system sends emails to you to remind you of upcoming appointments, and to referring dentists who may need more information about your unique dental concerns.

The fully integrated system ensures information can be easily and quickly transmitted to and from the lab. This not only gets your results to Dr. Bjorklund and ultimately to you quicker, but also frees Dr. Bjorklund and his dedicated dental design team up to hone in their focus on what they do best, and that’s taking care of you and your oral health!

You will also benefit from the use of intraoral cameras, or cameras that get very close to get highly detailed images of your teeth and surrounding tissues.

Not only will you get to see strikingly near-perfect pictures of what’s going on in your mouth (through the monitor or printed pictures – just ask), Dr. Bjorklund and his team benefit from the better view because it helps them to more quickly find any dental problem you may be experiencing and to treat it more effectively, eliminating second-guessing associated with images of lesser quality.

That’s because not only does the intraoral camera produce more accurate pictures of the inner workings of your mouth, but it also magnifies the images up to 35 times more!

Additionally, these images can be electronically transmitted to a specialist for quick consultation so there’s no need for potentially costly, time-consuming extra appointments. Also, insurance companies are finding that when the occasional question does arise, the images captured by the intraoral cameras provide the extraordinary detail needed to draw more informed conclusions, benefiting all involved.

Finally, at Bjorklund Dental Designs, we know that while such advanced technology provides you with countless benefits, and that working with a proven cosmetic and restorative dental specialist, one who truly is a dental designer known for his artful smile makeover work, gives you the confidence you need to move forward with your dental care, we also know that you will have questions and concerns.

Not only do we welcome these and look forward to providing you with the answers and the care we firmly believe you deserve, we take our commitment to putting you at total ease a step further and actually show you what you can expect.

That’s right. We are so excited about the soon-to-be finished results of your smile, and know that when you get a sneak peek at all we can do for you that you will be too, that we work to show you what your unique smile will look like when we’re all done.

To predict your cosmetic and restorative dentistry results, and to show these to you, we use diagnostic "wax-ups" and place these on plaster molds of your teeth to determine their exact natural shape and size. We view and share with you pictures of similar cases and oftentimes create a "mock-up" of your teeth (as they are inside your mouth) using a plastic material that shows all of this to you and is then quickly and easily removed. Our cutting-edge computer system can take this existing image of your mouth and your teeth as they are before treatment and actually electronically "place" the new work or new teeth into it so that the end result will be a visible one – before your dental treatment ever begins.

Sure, these aren’t tools that every dental office has in place, but each serves an important purpose here – and that’s to minimize your time, your discomfort and any concerns or questions you may have, while simultaneously increasing your confidence and our results.

In fact, at Bjorklund Dental Designs, that’s really what we’re all about.

Contact Dr. Stephen Bjorklund to request more information now!