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DR. KARI RYAN
DR. KRISTI DILLARD
Kari Ryan Dentistry
815 Lowcountry Blvd.
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
843-881-1638
The Charleston area is known for having
some of the best physicians in the coun-
try, but, unbeknown to many, it is also
home to exceptional dentists. Drs. Kari
Ryan and Kristi Dillard are among them.
They have integrated innovative den-
tal technologies into their practice in order to give their
patients the best dental
experience possible. Ac-
cording to Dr. Ryan, it is the “ease and convenience of
these new dental technologies that have led to our high
levels of overall patient satisfaction.”
As patients have consistently noted on websites such
as , new, painless and convenient dental
technologies contributed to their satisfaction with Drs.
Ryan and Dillard and their overall dental experience as
well. In fact, the two local dentists have repeatedly earned
five out of five stars from their patients.
Dr. Ryan explained how three technologies – digital
radiographs, CEREC crowns and the intraoral camera –
help their patients with their overall dental health.
“The digital radiograph allows Dr. Dillard and I to
produce crystal-clear images of a patient’s mouth in-
stantaneously on a digital monitor that is placed next to
the patient’s chair. The amount of information on this
radiograph is so detailed that we can catch dental issues
very early in order to provide the most conservative dental
work possible,” she pointed out.
Finding dental issues early on is obviously the best way
to eliminate major problems.
The CEREC CAD/CAM technology is used to fix
broken or weakened teeth with crowns that match the rest
of the patient’s teeth.
“At our office, our CEREC unit allows Dr. Dillard and
I to take digital impressions of our patients’ teeth, design
a crown on the computer and make the crown in-office
while the patient is in the chair, either relaxing or having
other dental work done,” Dr. Ryan explained.
The CEREC technology gives Drs. Ryan and Dillard
the option to “design the patient’s crown, stain it, glaze it
and fire it in the oven to produce, in a matter of minutes, a
personalized crown.” As a result, patients don’t have to wait
several days or longer for the crown to come back from a
lab, and they don’t have to schedule a follow-up appoint-
ment or worry about a temporary crown falling out.
Dr. Ryan said the intraoral camera is an exceptional
technological tool.
“The camera allows us to take detailed photos of our
patients’ teeth and then view together or print the photos
so they can see exactly what we see. It is a great tool to aid
with diagnosis and to educate our patients regarding their
oral health,” she said. “The doctor and patient can study a
patient’s smile line, tooth shade, shape and more to deter-
mine what will look best for their individual smile.”
By chriStoPher taylor cole
drs. kari ryan and kristi dillard
Photo by Jenn Cady.