Detecting the invisible
Dentists often experience anxiety when attempting to diagnose the phenomenon known as hidden caries. A suspicious-looking tooth presents a treatment dilemma for dentists. Should the tooth be opened up? What if no caries is found? Should the tooth just be watched, or does that give caries more time to destroy the tooth's surface?
A changing caries model: due to floridation, caries has gone "underground". While helping to improve the oral health of many Americans, fluoridation has resulted in harder tooth enamel. Incipient caries lesions that once began on the tooth's surface have no migrated below the surface.
Proven clinical results: Treatment decisions require a higher degree of certainty. The DIAGNOdent laser caries detection aid removes the doubt from treatment decisions regarding hidden caries ore questionable stained grooves. The device's ability to see into occlusal pits and fissures enables dentists to treat sub-surface caries lesions with confidence.
The DIAGNOdent Perio probe aids your detection and treatment of periodontal disease.
Laser fluorescence of subgingival calculus allows quantification of calculus left behind by standard root planing and scaling. Calculus fluoresceses differently than healthy tissue. The device senses the difference and sends a signal to the display, indicating calculus has been identified.
Aids in detecting calculus concrements in periodontal pockets up to 9 mm deep.
Aids to detect calculus levels which are quantified acoustically and visually, allowing tracking over time.
Hygiene treatments become more effective, prompting the hygienist to continue root planing or scaling to remove missed calculus.
Audible and measurable values make more patients aware of their calculus levels, leading to increased patient compliance with the recommended treatment.
This technology is only available from KaVo.
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