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More and more patients place value on healthy and attractive teeth. In order to maintain them, the earliest possible care is essential. DIAGNOdent helps you with early detection. Even very small lesions are detected at the earliest stage, enabling you to protect and preserve the tooth substance.

Detecting the invisible

With today's widespread use of fluoride, the presentation of occlusal pit and fissure caries has changed. Caries may often begin in the walls of the fissure or in the dentine without any decalcification of the enamel (see figure B). This type of lesion is extremely difficult to diagnose with an explorer. Additionally, with bitewings this type of caries cannot be detected.

However, the DIAGNOdent is a reliable tool to diagnose this type of lesion with over a 90% accuracy rate.

Over 90% accurate

Proportion of "correct diagnoses" using various diagnostic methods (in the case of seemingly intact occlusal surfaces).

Benefits to you and your patients:

• Permits use of minimally invasive treatments without unnecessary preparation - ideal adjunct to air abrasion and micro rotary instruments.
• For the first time, allows the quantification of caries activity over time with a precise and reliable measurement.
• Reproducible results permit checking, stabilization and documentation of caries.
• Ideal device for the hygienist to detect suspicious areas needing further examination.
• Is conservative by avoiding "exploratory" excavation of suspect teeth.
• Extremely accurate diagnostic aid. Proven to be over 90% accurate.
• Early detection of pathological changes that are undiagnosed by conventional examination methods (e.g. initial lesions, demineralization and changes in the enamel, fissure caries).
• No scratching probe: simple, fast and painless examination.
• Increases operator and patient confidence about treatment decisions due to accurate visual and acoustic representation of measured values.
• No X-ray exposure. Practice building.
• High level of patient acceptance and satisfaction.