Filling Without Drilling Takes Dread From Dentist Visit

Minimal Intervention Dntistry (MI) provides a solution for all children and dental patients suffering from dental fears.

Babies and big men cringe at the sound of the dentist drill, the pain and discomfort, the paralyzed face for hours afterwards. Dentists are generally perceived as afflictors of pain and subsequent sources of common fear. The sound of the dental drill has even been used in radio and TV commercials as symbols of anxieties completely unrelated to dentistry!

Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) restores tooth decay without using the drill or injecting a local anesthetic. International research shows that ART restorations are as durable and successful as conventional restorations and are considered as permanent fillings. Although no ‘magic bullet’ to solve all problems related to dental caries, the ART concept holds many advantages, for the private practice, as well as the public dental service in South Africa. The treatment is painless, safe, cost-effective and preventative of further tooth decay. The dentist is no longer seen as the inflictor of pain, a perception, which causes much stress amongst oral health professionals in their daily practice. All in all, a win-win situation. To find out more about filling without drilling, or other topics related to Minimal Intervention Dentistry (MI) go to:

www.midentistry.com