What if there was a way to not have teeth drilled to fix a cavity? Dr. Kourosh Maddahi, a high-tech dentist in Beverly Hills has the answer, and the technology.

Drill-free dentistry, by air-abrasion, acts like a mini-sandblaster that's precisely aimed to remove decay with a fine aluminum oxide (baking soda) powder. There's no vibration, no burning smell (the teeth never get hot), no whining drills, and no anesthetic required. The only limitations are the skill of the operator.

At the Beverly Hill's dentist office of Kourosh Maddahi, drill-free dentistry pairs with DIAGNOdent, a laser system that finds decayed areas prior to their even appearing as a hole on the surface of the tooth, thereby locating decayed areas that x-rays will not detect.

An actual patient testimonial illustrates the procedure, ?I just came from the most pleasant dental experience EVER! Yes, I did say pleasant and dental in the same sentence! Me, who is not entirely uncomfortable with going to the dentist (only had one cavity thus far), but afraid to go as it has been 5 years since my last appointment! After the cleaning and x-rays was the dental exam with the doctor. Dreaded because I KNOW I have a cavity. He carefully looks over all my teeth.

?He couldn't see the cavity on the x-rays. Was there hope that there wasn't a cavity? No. He has this laser that finds all cavities on the surface of the tooth. I thought it was pretty cool, no more picking with that metal tool. I felt nothing with the laser, not a single thing, just a light in my mouth. But, then it beeped and we found the cavity! Ugh!

?Ready to schedule the next appointment to come back to remove it, Dr. Maddahi told me he could do it right now. Looking for reasons to leave I said, ?I am breastfeeding, so I will wait until I am done.? He explained there is no anesthetic needed. It's painless. ?OK, let's do it, promise me it won't hurt?? He smiled and said yes.

?Sure enough, it was painless and no anesthetic! I was done in 15 minutes, and the best part was NO DRILL! How you ask? The cavity is removed with air and powder so only the cavity is removed and not the good part of the tooth.?

Prior to this technology the dentist would have to remove healthy tooth structure in order to clean out a tiny hole in a tooth. With micro-dentistry's air abrasion technique the decay can be delicately removed without a loss of healthy tooth structure. Sealants are then securely bonded to the clean, dry, surface thus created. This protects the tooth from any further decay.

Beverly Hills cosmetic dentist, Dr. Kourosh Maddahi, has been specializing in creating beautiful, natural smiles for 21 years. His Los Angeles area dentist office is located at 436 N. Roxbury Drive, Suite 202 and can be reached at 310-888-7797.