Your dentist can take care of it straight away, giving you healthier teeth and preventing or delaying more complicated treatment. Air abrasion eliminates the odors, noise, vibration, micro-cracks and, in most cases, the injection associated with the drill. It is a much more gentle and precise way of removing damaged tooth structure. The most recent materials contain fluoride which gradually seeps into and strengthens the tooth. It's going to look like a brand new tooth.
Air abrasion is perfect for children.
Most cavities that are detected early can be treated immediately, without a drill and without a needle. The tooth is then restored with natural looking materials to strengthen and protect the remaining tooth structure. Most children are not even aware of what the dentist is doing. The diagnosis of occlusal caries and the decision of when to intervene are daily problems for a general dental practitioner. This, together with media hype, alerting patients that their teeth can heal themselves, has lead me and many other dental practitioners to watch their patient's teeth slowly deteriorating at their infrequent visits, as they promised to change their habits of a life time to create an environment for repair.