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Dental caries is the progressive demineralisation of tooth structure and is the most prevalent disease of mankind. 

Early detection of tooth decay is extremely important as it can allow treatment of the disease prior to the development of a cavity, increasing the effectiveness of existing preventative measures to remineralise the tooth surface and minimising the need for restorative treatment. The avoidance of restoration or removal of teeth as a result of caries has obvious advantages for patients, treatment providers and treatment funders. Traditional methods of caries detection based on visual, tactile or radiographic evidence are well known to be unreliable and, due to the more recent changes in caries disease progression and epidemiology, dental caries has become increasingly difficult to detect. There is a need for a detection system for dental caries that is more able to discriminate enamel loss or gain.

3D’s technology has demonstrated it is capable of distinguishing sound dental sites from those that possess early caries lesions or established caries. With the growing trend towards preventative dental care, a portable diagnostic aid provides practitioners with the opportunity to arrest or even reverse decay. Caries detection using the PRO^tm is comfortable for the patient and has none of the inherent risks associated with ionising X-ray radiation.

Further information on our range of dental products can be found at www.cariescan.com.