Our Technology
At Granville Station Dental, our Vancouver dentists are always updating our skills and technology to give you the most effective, efficient, safe, and comfortable dental experience.
Digital X-Rays
Digital X-Rays deliver immediate digital diagnostic images so that we can show you what we see, and explain your condition and treatment options chair-side in real time.
Laser Diagnostics
The DIAGNOdent diagnostic system is a pen-sized laser device that facilitates detection of the initial pit lesions that eventually become cavities. Correcting dental cavities at the early pitting stage requires less intervention and thus maximizes structural integrity when we treat the cavities.
Invisalign®
Invisalign® is the next wave of smile design, making metal braces a thing of the past for many clients.
Our dentists use computerized technology to custom design and fabricate a series of low profile, removable, clear plastic aligner trays that fit over your teeth like ultralight mouth guards.
Each tray is worn for a 2 week period, and through time the series of trays progressively moves your teeth into their ideal position. Invisalign® is a modern and comfortable way to overcome gaps in teeth, overbite or underbite, or crowding.
Soft Tissue Laser
Our Dental Laser is a sophisticated, precise and minimally invasive technology for modification and aesthetic sculpting of gum tissue around your teeth. Laser treatment is efficient and effective, and patients typically experience less post-operative discomfort and more rapid healing than with conventional treatment methods. Sample applications of our laser include:
- Crown Lengthening
- Treatment of Inflammation & Abscesses
- Sterilization of Tissue Pockets
- Preparations for Dental Implants
- Reduction of Cold Sores
VELscope Oral Cancer Screening
Oral Cancer can be a potentially deadly type of cancer but if detected early, the survival rate for patients with oral cancer is 83%. Late detection of oral cancer, however, gives patients only a 32% chance of survival.
What is the VELscope System?
The VELscope is a safe and revolutionary handheld device that shines a blue light and highlights abnormal oral tissue and lesions that could indicate oral cancer. VELscope doesn’t use any dyes or rinses and is completely non-invasive and pain-free.
How Long Does an Exam Last?
A VELscope exam will typically take no more than 5 minutes and has no side effects. In this short time, your oral health care professional can investigate any abnormal oral tissue and help prevent not just oral cancer but fungal infections and bacterial growth.