Diagnostic Laser

Laser Can Find Cavities Early

Laser Cavity Detector	Diagnodent The device is a compact diode laser used to identify areas of tooth decay that traditional means, including X-rays, miss. Diagnodent shines a laser beam down into the tooth, to a depth of 2.5 mm. The device is aimed into the grooves of teeth, providing a decay reading to the dentist.
Diagnodent

This new technology that can detect a weakness in a tooth before it becomes a cavity. That could mean no more Novocain shots and no more drills. Diagnodent is a new laser which finds hard-to-spot areas of tooth decay. It puts out a laser beam down into the tooth, and that light reflects back towards the laser, if there's decay, there's a change in the wavelength. You get a reading from zero to 100 and are able to tell not only where the decay is, but how deep it is, how much decay there is.

Regular dental exams and X-rays can miss as much as three-quarters of decay. One Swiss study showed that dental exams using a pick detected 57 percent of problems, while Diagnodent caught 90 percent of decay.

You can see decay if it's large, but it's too late, at that point, you're looking at a very difficult restoration, a large filling or in some cases even root canal. By catching the decay early, dentists have a number of tools that can get rid of it, without Novocain or drilling.

Diagnodent is FDA-approved. If you wish to make an appointment, please call us at 843-559-3530.

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