Dentistry continues to learn that the less invasive the treatments (medications, procedures or surgery) are, the less secondary injury to the treated tissues, the less recuperation time, the less the post-surgery or post-procedure pain, and the faster and more complete the healing will be. For over a hundred years, dentist have used crowns to repair badly damaged teeth. Crowns are one of the most invasive procedures in dentistry, requiring extensive tooth removal, and even more damaging, traditional techniques lead to soft tissue damage (gums), and subgingival restorative margins (leaving of foreign materials below the gum), which will act like irritant, similar to tartar and leading to gum disease. The collateral injury caused by the crown procedure to the tooth, nerve of the tooth (pulp), and the gums (gingiva) is quite extensive, with many side effects. Many forms of fillings and other dental restorative procedures can be done with similar invasive techniques and negative consequences.

Dentistry has more minimally invasive options and the cutting edge Supra-gingival Minimally Invasive Techniques have been designed to provide a healthier alternative to traditional dentistry and will provide our patients with less injury during the procedure, less collateral damage, faster and more complete recovery, less pain, and long-term healthier and more successful results.

Supra-gingival, minimally invasive dentistry is a modality or style of dentistry which uses the latest materials and innovative techniques to very intentionally keep restorations (fillings, crowns, veneers, onlays, etc.) above the gum line, and which uses the most minimally-invasive techniques available. This also applies to fillings; oftentimes, too much tooth is drilled away, and some dentists unnecessarily go below the gum line unnecessarily! (Fig. 5: Observe how much more tooth is cut away with traditional techniques.)