KaVo DIAGNOcam

The new KaVo DIAGNOcam is the first camera system that uses the tooth’s structure to verify caries diagnosis. To do this, the tooth is transilluminated utilising light of a specific wavelength and used like a light conductor. A digital video camera records the image and displays it live on a computer screen. Carious lesions are displayed as dark shadows. With its DIFOTI technology (Digital Imaging Fiberoptic Transillumination), DIAGNOcam offers high diagnostic safety which is comparable or superior to X-ray diagnosis in many cases, in particular with regard to approximal and occlusal caries. Furthermore, it is possible to show certain kinds of secondary caries and cracks. The X-ray free device thereby allows early and very gentle caries detection. Compared to other methods, the clinical significance is not distorted through plaque deposits.