QUIET Electric Dental Drills — Instead of Traditional Air-Powered Drills

My wife went to the dentist this past week, and got her dental work done using a quiet electric drill instead of a traditional noisy air-powered one. It came about quite by accident, as they only had one electric drill in the practice, which was in a room different than the one they had scheduled her for.

She said it was so quiet, that the sound of the water splashing and suctioning that accompanies dental proedures was louder than the drill. I was pretty amazed, as I had not heard any mention of electric drills on this site before. But certainly something I'm sure most of us would want to know about.

I just did a quick search, and came across a WEBSITE for a dentist who was promoting their electric drills. BTW, the website is for Lane Center For Advanced Dentistry -- NO connections! His introduction is below:

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Quiet Dental Drills
New Electric Handpieces

The sound of a dental drill has few admirers. It can even add to the fears and anxieties people experience when they plan a trip to the dentist. -- At the Lane Center for Advanced Dentistry, we use the latest electric handpieces.

Until recently, electric dental drills were simply too heavy and bulky to use comfortably. They often broke down and were expensive to repair. -- Today, new technology allows for light-weight, reliable electric handpieces. The benefits to you include:

• A quieter experience many patients appreciate
• Less time in the chair (electric handpieces are faster to work with)
• Better results – making many treatments safer and more effective

Some have called the new electric dental drills “a Renaissance in Dentistry.” Electric handpieces simply put more power and precision in the hands of your dentist, while offering a faster and quieter experience for you.

 

Does your wife have noise induced tinnitus at all? Do you know the name of the device? I'm scared because I have to get my mouth worked on. I cannot in good faith allow drilling because I know I'll kill myself after. My tinnitus and ears are that bad. I've had minor loud noises cause permanent increases. I just can't do it.

I wonder if this is really that much quieter? The biggest issues is bone conduction, it transmitting the vibration from tooth to inner ear that has me scared,

 

@shasta0863 -- She has relatively mild antibiotic induced tinnitus from many years ago. She's never had a problem with normal air-powered drills, but she could hardly believe how much quieter the electric one was. Since you're so nervous about this, I would try making a separate visit to a dental office to hear first hand just how loud it is. If you think it might work, then make sure other precautions are taken as well, such as doing intermittent drilling.

 

Is there more information on this? I've got chipped teeth and so will have to get dental work done. I'd like to go to a place in TN that uses instruments that are quiet. Anyone know of such places? Or how to find them, like through a specialist group?

Thanks.