Laser Cavity Detection
Laser Scanner Finds Ultra-Small Cavities Years Earlier
Have you been to the dentist only to find a cavity requiring a large
filling that wasn’t there months ago? Truth is, the decay had
been present for months – even years – but it was too small to be
detected by conventional x-ray systems. Crabapple Dental uses a
new technology, the Diagnodent Laser Scanner to find super
small cavities months or years earlier. Early detection allows the
flexibility of invisible bonded fillings.
How does it work?
A laser diode provides pulsed light of a defined wave-length that
is directed onto the tooth. When the light meets a change in tooth
substance, it stimulates fluorescent light of a different wavelength.
This is translated through the handpiece into an acoustic signal,
and the wavelength is then evaluated by an appropriate electronic
system in the KaVo Diagnodent control unit.
The advantages of this advanced diagnosis are:
• early decay can be detected
• safe, consistent use
• precise, reliable measurement that can monitor tooth areas
• healthy tooth structure is preserved
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