Dental treatment under a microscope

Our doctors work with state-of-the-art microscopes, which allow them to find the most unnoticeable problematic sections of the teeth and conduct the required treatment with maximum accuracy.

Dentists regularly study new materials and techniques to improve treatment results. The most important innovation in recent years has been the introduction of a microscope, one of the most complex types of dental equipment, into practice. It is an indispensable tool now. Until recently, endodontic treatment was carried out blindly, based on X-ray images and the doctor’s experience only, so the efficacy of the intervention was difficult to predict.

The optics of the microscope increases the working area 25–40 times, the doctor gets a good view of it and can qualitatively assess the condition of the patient's teeth. Treatment of canals under a microscope by an endodontist (for diseases that affect the dental pulp) significantly reduces the number of possible complications and errors.

The additional special illumination the microscope is equipped with allows an endodontist to easily determine where the entrance to the canals is, their number, to find branches, and to carry out the treatment without affecting healthy dental tissues.

Using optics, a doctor can:

• - diagnose deep caries,
• - examine the condition of the filling material,
• - unseal the canal without the risk of damaging its walls,
• - find microcracks,
• - examine and close defects in the channels,
• - find hidden caries between adjacent teeth or under the edges of old fillings.

Benefits of using a dental microscope:

Treatment of a tooth under a microscope provides a number of undeniable advantages:

• - increases the quality of work, reduces the time of dental intervention due to accuracy,
• - allows to reduce radiation exposure by reducing the number of required X-ray images,
• - facilitates the extraction of shift structures and fragments of endodontic instruments,
• - allows to see the root canal throughout,
• - enables to examine all parts of the dental canal and clean it under visual control,
• - allows to perform the most complex procedures with root canals, including full three-dimensional filling of root canals,
• - improves work with soft tissues,
• - reduces the burden on a doctor by working in a more comfortable position.

A microscope equipped with a video camera allows to display an image on a monitor and take a photo at any time. This makes it possible for both the doctor and the patient to observe the treatment process in real time, see the problem tooth in all details, evaluate the scope, complexity and quality of work.

Endodontic treatment under a microscope improves the quality and safety of any intervention.

Where a microscope is used in dentistry:

In addition to endodontic treatment (canals), modern microscopes are used in aesthetic dentistry and orthopedics for high-precision preparation of dental surfaces for veneers and crowns. Also, optics is used by dentists-therapists in the treatment of caries, pulpitis, periodontitis and other diseases.

A microscope greatly facilitates a doctor's work, but remember that this is only an optical instrument. Not every clinic in Kiev can offer its customers high-quality dental treatment under a microscope. And focus on the price only is also not the best practice. Qualifications and experience of a dentist, his/her skills in diagnostics techniques and performing various manipulations are important.

Improved optical acuity and illumination simplify many technically challenging tasks. With the use of microscopic technology, it became possible to create new types of operations that help to save a tooth, even in difficult cases.