Advanced Dental Technology

At Complete Health Dentistry, precision is essential to achieving the best treatment outcomes. That’s why we use Electromyography (EMG) to diagnose and treat conditions like TMJ disorders. EMG measures the electrical activity of your jaw muscles, giving us real-time insight into how they function and allowing us to develop personalized treatment plans tailored to your specific needs.

Sleep apnea and related breathing disorders can significantly affect your health and quality of life. At Complete Health Dentistry, we use the Vivos DNA Appliance, a non-invasive treatment designed to address the root causes of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) by gently expanding the palate and improving the airway. This custom-made appliance works by guiding natural growth in the jaw and upper airway, making it easier for you to breathe during sleep.

Our ProSomnus Sleep Devices offer a comfortable, noninvasive solution for patients struggling with sleep apnea or chronic snoring. These custom-made oral appliances are designed to reposition the jaw during sleep, keeping the airway open and preventing breathing interruptions. This not only reduces snoring but also improves the quality of sleep and overall health.

An intraoral camera is a tiny digital camera that lets us take pictures inside your mouth. This technology makes it easy for you to see what we see. That way, when we talk about conditions, treatments, and goals, we all have the same information. You’ll know we’re not making something up to give unnecessary treatments–you’ll see it for yourself so that you can make confident decisions about your dental care.

In addition, the intraoral camera helps us identify problems sooner when they’re easier (and cheaper) to treat. Seeing the clear image helps us decide on the right treatment for your case, and lets us document the condition for the future, allowing us to clearly compare the condition of your mouth before and after care.

In the past, dental impressions were made by you biting down into a tray of impression material, which changed over time from plaster to plastic goo to foam, depending on the material your dentist chose. You had to bite and hold, even if the material made you gag. It could be hard to hold your jaw in the right position when you were numbed up, leading to inaccurate impressions.

That’s all changed thanks to the TRIOS 3D Digital scanner. With TRIOS technology, the dental impression process is faster and easier. Instead of taking five minutes or more per arch, our dental professionals can capture a full set of impressions in about a minute using TRIOS. We just wave the scanner over your teeth. There’s no tray, no goo, and you don’t have to hold your jaw in the same position for so long.

The digital images TRIOS produces are easy for you to see, can be manipulated digitally to design your restorations, and we can send them to a lab instantly, which can reduce the time you have to wait for your restorations.

At our office for family dentistry in Park Ridge, we use digital x-rays that don’t rely on film to create pictures of your teeth, bones, and other oral structures. Instead, they utilize advanced digital sensors, producing images that offer several benefits to you.

First, digital x-rays use less radiation than traditional film-based x-rays. Plus, the images are available almost instantly—no need for film development—so your visits are shorter. These images can be magnified and shown on a screen, allowing you to see exactly what your dentist sees. Unlike older methods, digital imaging doesn’t require chemical processing, reducing hazardous waste. With fewer physical resources needed, digital x-rays are also a more cost-effective option.

CBCT stands for cone beam computed tomography. This technology is similar to the medical CT scanners your doctor might use, but it has a few differences that make it a better dental technology. The CBCT uses less radiation than the typical CT scanner. In addition, it has an open design. You sit in a chair, and the machine moves around you. It doesn’t completely surround you–you can always see out of the machine, which can help if you get claustrophobic feelings during a medical CT scan. Plus, the CBCT has very detailed resolution, which lets us see all the tiny features of your teeth and jaw so we can design treatments that are accurate to your needs.

A confident smile can make a lasting impression, and our Opalescence Whitening system offers a safe, effective way to brighten your teeth. This professional-grade whitening system can remove years of stains caused by coffee, tea, red wine, smoking, and aging, restoring your smile to its natural brilliance. Opalescence is available as an in-office treatment for fast, dramatic results, or as a series of take-home trays for more gradual whitening in the comfort of your home.

Occlusense is an advanced alternative to articulating paper. Instead of checking your bite with pieces of paper, you will bite down on this digital sensor, which will not only tell us the places where your bite experiences the most bite force, but also how those bite forces change as you bite down. This advanced digital tool not only helps us ensure the best fit for your restorations, it helps us check your bite for imbalance forces that contribute to excessive tooth wear, chipping, and cracking.

Gum disease is a common problem, but it doesn’t have to be challenging to manage. With PerioProtect, we offer a convenient, at-home solution that helps control gum disease and prevent further complications. Custom-fitted trays deliver medication deep into the gum pockets, fighting the bacteria that cause gum inflammation and disease.

Overjet is an AI assistant that helps Dr. Kuchta provide you with the most accurate and precise dental treatments. By analyzing your condition with its advanced algorithm, Overjet ensures Dr. Kuchta isn’t forgetting any details about your care when he makes a diagnosis or treatment recommendation. Overjet also helps Dr. Kuchta to design personalized treatments so you can get dental care specifically designed for you.