Is this just another gadget or an
important scientific breakthrough? |
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Sensitive |
Detects
early cavities or sub surface lesions that are undiagnosed by conventional examination methods |
Conservative |
Avoids
exploratory opening of suspect teeth. Eliminates unnecessary
preparation while facilitating the use of micro-dentistry. |
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| Confidence |
Improves dentist
and patient confidence about treatment decisions |
| Safe |
Uses light energy
(no x-ray exposure), no danger posed to patient, dentist or
staff |
Easy
to Use |
Compact
, portable, user friendly |
Quantifiable |
Precise,
reliable measurement that can monitor caries activity over
time. |
Diagnodent:
Because we
can't treat what we can't see |
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Leaders in the
field of caries research agree: conventional methods of caries
diagnosis alone (like the dental pick shown in the drawing to
the left) are inadequate and outdated for modern
dentistry. |
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The
key
to why cavities have
changed: With the fluoridation of water and improved oral
hygiene standards the nature of caries has changed. Harder and
more resistant enamel can conceal aggressive sub-surface
decay. |
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Manual
probing
with an explorer is often an ineffective means to detect
caries as the enamel defect may be too small or inaccessible
to the explorer tip.
Bitewing x-rays although
effective in revealing advanced stages of decay, are
unsuccessful in detecting early caries, especially in the
complex anatomy of fissure areas. |
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Because 80% of
caries occur in the occlusal (biting surface) anatomy it can remain
virtually undetected with traditional diagnostic methods until
significantly developed.
The Diagnodent is
a reliable, non-invasive supplement to the contemporary dentist's
arsenal of diagnostic procedures and is highly effective in
detecting caries at an early stage where teeth are most
vulnerable. |
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How it works |
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Diagnodent |
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Welcome
to a new era in
dental diagnosis and high tech - soft touch at Dental Care of
Stamford! |
