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The Faro INSIDE system is an innovative product within the reach of all dentists and which takes dental
surgery to another level.
Below are some of the alternative methods and equipments:.
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The Eye
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Cheap - very cheap and the core to all the solutions
but prone to stress and fatigue.
Used by itself, the dentist needs to be very close to
the patient, usually in physical contact and then only
has limited vision to a small part of the mouth.
Illumination has to be external but the dentist often
blocks out the light in the attempt to get a good
view.
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Galilean Systems
Telescopic
Loupes
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Galilean systems converge the lenses mounted on
visors or eye glasses. These work as simple
microscopes and generally do not exceed a
magnification of x 3.
Telescopic systems are mounted on a helmet or
eyeglass / loupes and can reach a magnification of x
8 although normal use is between x 3.5 to x 5. This
is because of the difficult in keeping a stable view of
the operating area.
Although relatively easy to use and cheap, they do
have the disadvantages of visual clarity and muscular
fatigue because:
* To keep the operating field in focus the head and
neck must be held fixed forward
* The glasses are an additional weight and restrict
movements, especially when they are connected to
additional lighting accessories
* The two optical paths are distinct from each other.
This means that in the presence of visual obstacles
or uneven lighting, the operator must work in
monocular vision. (This leads to an elimination of
one of the two cerebral images)
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Dental
Stereo-Microscopes
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These can reach a magnification of x 20 and many
supply coaxial light to illuminate the operating field
uniformly enabling photographic documentation and
video recording.
However, due to the difficulties in use, they have
received limited widespread use.
The difficulties in use come from the fact that the
system conditions require an angle for visual access
and that the patient has to assume difficult
positions (adjustment of the backrest of the dental
chair, the dental units headrest, the patients' head)
changing working procedures radically.
Again, this all contributes to the discomfort of the
patient and stress and fatigue of the dentist.
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Intra-oral Cameras
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Intra-oral camera are simple and easy to use, often
connecting to a PC via USB and require little
technical instruction, the images being shown
magnified on a monitor
With bright LED or Halogen light sources, they allow
the dentist to quickly and easily visualise a patients
mouth and teeth and see features that the naked
eye would not have seen. The camera can be used
to communicate treatment options as well as
improve diagnosis, maintain clinical records,
document clinical cases and share images with
referrals and third parties.
However... it is not possible for the dentist to easily
or conveniently hold the camera in one hand whilst
trying to operate on the patient with the other, so
once the diagnosis has been done, the dentist is
back to one of the above methods for the actual
surgery with all the disadvantages and
inconveniences they have.
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External Cameras
Dentaloscope
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The Dentaloscope was another significant move
forward in improving dentistry and the health and well-
being of the dentist.
An external, powerful zoom video recorder allows
dentists to sit more comfortably and work to a large
screen showing the images from the Dentaloscope.
By zooming into the mouth, they can get a better,
more accurate view of the areas to be worked on and
the associated lighting helps to illuminate the area.
However... whilst an excellent move forward, this
system does have a few drawbacks not associated
with the INSIDE Endoscope. Positioning of the
camera head can be difficult for awkward areas of
the mouth requiring both dentist and patient to
possibly adopt uncomfortable positions. Whilst the
camera can zoom in onto the dentists mirror to see
awkward areas, the image can now become less
focussed and the light source create shadows which
could confuse. Furthermore, the dentists have to be
careful of how they work using their instruments and
their hands as both can get in the way of the images
requiring constant repositioning of the cameras.
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For information, please contact our offices on
01939 200467
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