Microscopic Endodontics

Microscopic Endodontics: Enhanced Precision in Dental Care

Dentistry or modern dentistry ?    The answer is – you do what you see.

In today’s era, dentistry is flooded with technology advancement which helps in case of treatment, taking patient’s comfort to top notch. one such equipment is “microscope”.

Microscope enhanced dentistry helps in better handling of the patient, by providing excellent visual information, improved accuracy and throughness there by increasing the success rate of treatment.

For a dentist visualizing the oral cavity with naked eye has always been a difficult challenge there is far more than what a naked I can see. With the help of Magnification it provides great argonomics and visual case to the dental professional supporting the long term well being of patient’s health.

Whether it’s detection of a simple cavity or identifying hidden cavities magnification helps in enhancing accuracy to dental treatments.

Uses: examination, diagnosis and treatment planning

To the Patient 

  • Better visualisation of root canal
  • Provision of the treatment
  • Micro surgical procedure
  • Effective filling
  • Identifying any obscure anatoms
  • Improves control in treatment delivery
  • Good finishing
  • Easy detection of cavities
  • Prevention of failure

To the dentist

  • Direct high intense
  • Variable Magnification
  • High precision during work
  • Documentation
  • Quality Treatment
  • Improved Visualization
  • Better short tissue management
  • Precision of delivering a material

Previously root canal treatment was done with the naked eye but remember we are dealing with the tiniest part of the oral cavity i.e nerves within the root canal which are very small in nature.
Performing such a procedure without any magnification can lead to a lot of work and complications.

Evolution of Magnification

Loupes – it helps in magnification of the tooth but the magnification is limited.
-it can be used for simple processor as Oral prophylaxis ( removal of Tartar), simple feeling, bonding of brackets.
– using it for a longer procedure can lead to operation fatigue.

Microscope
Using of dental operating microscope allows magnification up to 15-25X, at this level it is very easy to visualize all the surface and helps in delicate procedures such as root canal treatment. Which helps the clinician to deliver the best treatment possible by minimalizing the error.

In case of new injury or inflammation it lead to infection of previously treated tooth which may in terms lead to repetition of endodontics procedure which is known as re-root canal.

Such cases the dentist needs to remove the hown and previously feeling material present in the tooth, which is a complicated process.
Magnification comes handy to the dentist to provide accurate treatment to the procedure.