{"id":255,"date":"2012-11-21T19:10:01","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T19:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.drbobbycarmen.com\/?p=255"},"modified":"2012-11-14T19:12:08","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T19:12:08","slug":"air-abrasion-a-safe-alternative-without-a-drill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/air-abrasion-a-safe-alternative-without-a-drill\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Abrasion: A Safe Alternative Without a Drill!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Has the sound or sight of a drill kept you away from visiting your dentist? You\u2019re not alone. It\u2019s hard not to forget the piercing sounds, smelling the burning and seeing the smoke. Even <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-223\" title=\"Dr. Carmen teeth whitening Norman\" src=\"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/smiles-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/smiles-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/smiles-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/smiles.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>worse, the pain of lying helpless in a chair during the procedure. Ease those fears and forget those horror stories with the wonderful option of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/dental-technology.html\">air abrasion<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. Carmen<\/strong> and his excellent staff have the means and the technology to give you a relatively painless experience with air abrasion. As a popular option in children\u2019s dentistry, the option works just as well for adults. There\u2019s no shame or embarrassment here. It\u2019s completely normal to have anxiety about a procedure of this magnitude, but you shouldn\u2019t let important dental work fall to the wayside.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how it works:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your      tooth (or teeth) is sprayed with a steady stream of aluminum oxide      particles<\/li>\n<li>By      going this route, the chances of chipping or fracturing are very small.<\/li>\n<li>Your      teeth are not subjected to vibrations, heat, or sound like what you find      with a drill.<\/li>\n<li>There      is little or no need for anesthetic.<\/li>\n<li>The      procedure is brief, so multiple or all your spots can be taken care in one      visit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your oral health is important, and air abrasion can also help with the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Removal      of old composite restorations<\/li>\n<li>Preparation      for a sealant<\/li>\n<li>Removal      of stains<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Imagine the power of dental work in only a few minutes without the pain, and especially without the fear of a drill. Dr. Carmen and his team are happy to answer any questions you have about air abrasion. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/contact.html\">Call<\/a> our office to schedule a consultation. We proudly serve patients from <strong>The University of Oklahoma<\/strong>, <strong>Norman<\/strong>, <strong>Moore<\/strong>, <strong>Central Oklahoma<\/strong>, and surrounding areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Has the sound or sight of a drill kept you away from visiting your dentist? You\u2019re not alone. It\u2019s hard not to forget the piercing sounds, smelling the burning and seeing the smoke. Even worse, the pain of lying helpless in a chair during the procedure. Ease those fears and forget those horror stories with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,53,108,80],"tags":[81,122,120,121,83],"class_list":["post-255","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dr-bobby-j-carmen","category-general-dentistry","category-restorative-dentistry","category-technology","tag-air-abrasion-dentistry-norman","tag-dental-technology-norman","tag-dentist-norman","tag-norman-dental-office","tag-university-of-oklahoma-dentistry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=255"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":256,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255\/revisions\/256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}