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Patient Comfort
Below are just some of the methods we can use to reduce discomfort, and sometimes eliminate it all together!
Pre-medication
When needed, Dr. Ritter selects medication to mildly
sedate or calm patients before and during the appointment.
Sometimes this is used to simply help patients sleep the
night before an appointment.
Laughing gas
N2O2 or "laughing gas" as it is sometimes called, offers an
excellent alternative for many people without high risk
and high cost associated with being put to sleep.
Microdentistry
The days of painful scraping and drilling are nearly over.
The latest micropreparation systems allow us to perform
most routine dental procedures without the need for shots,
the discomfort of numb lips, or the tedious waiting times
associated with dentistry in the past.
That's what I call a balance between technology and comfort...
and it costs no more than doing it the old way.
Infection control
We are all very concerned about your safety.
Every member of our staff is trained in the most
recent infection control technologies.
To list all the new technologies we use for this would
take another whole website!
Fiberoptics
Sometimes, the older technology is the only route available.
We have taken effective, older instruments, and made them better.
All of our high speed drills are accurately
guided by fiberoptic technology for a lower
margin of error, and less discomfort for all.
Audio analgesia
Where there are computers, there are CD players and headsets.
Bring your own music on compact disc, or select one of ours, and
use it to transport yourself to a place more relaxing that the dentist's office.
It's one thing to tell a patient to relax but its quite another thing to provide the tools to allow them to do so.
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ADVANCED GENERAL DENTISTRYThomas J. Ritter, D.D.S., PA
8320 Bellona Avenue, #110 -- Towson, Maryland 21204
tel 410 337-8909 fax 410 337-0478