Diagnodent Laser Cavity Detector

Bottom line is the diagnodent laser cavity detector enables us to find cavities more accurately and sooner. This means here at Dental Bliss we can find your cavities before a lot of your tooth has been destroyed, before the teeth are permanently weakened.

Altered tooth substances and bacteria fluoresce when they are exposed to a specific wavelength of light. The DIAGNOdent operates at a wavelength of 655 nm. At this specific wavelength, clean healthy tooth structure exhibits little or no fluorescence, resulting in very low scale readings on the display. However, carious tooth structure will exhibit fluorescence, proportionate to the degree of caries, resulting in elevated scale readings on the display of the DIAGNOdent.

An audio signal allows the operator to hear changes in the scale values. This enables the focus to be on the patient, not solely on the device.

We can't cure what we can't see!

Locating hidden decay before it destroys tooth structure (from the inside out) is a major goal for modern dentistry. The widespread use of fluoride supplements in dental materials, toothpastes and drinking water has made tooth surfaces harder and more resistant to decay. However, diagnosing cavities beneath the heard surfaces is more challenging because the disease process can start through microscopic defects in the heard surface enamel and can readily spread into the softer tooth structure beneath the surface.

X-rays and probing with an explorer are limited in detecting sub surface decay, particularly when the cavity is in its early stages. Fortunately, the new DIAGNOdent is a major breakthrough that allows the dentist to monitor the areas below the hard surfaces. The DIAGNOdent allows the dentist to locate the hidden decay, and with treatment stop the spread of disease before it destroys the tooth from within.

Patient Friendly

This unique instrument provides instant feedback on the health of the tooth. A pen link probe simply glides over tooth surfaces constantly checking the health of the tooth. A number scale and an alarm signals the operator when there are signs of hidden decay. This new technology is completely safe and pain free.