Innovative Decay braces sees ‘invisible’ and plaque
Professor Sue Higham Department of Health and Human Services Research School of Dentistry, said: “Winning a prestigious Medical Futures is a great honor and shows that the identification is not only very innovative, but more importantly, has a real commercial potential market and to win this award. will give us access to business skills and networks that can ensure the recognition and identification of investment required to become a product of the health of vital teeth. “Innovation, identification, includes a digital camera that combines quality clinical Light Induced Fluorescence (QLF), the technology to take pictures of the mouth with a blue light special filters that may appear caries and plaque. Images can then be transferred using wireless technology to a laptop computer, laptop, or smart iPad for immediate assessment and evaluation by a dentist.
identification will continue to be used in clinical trials and a launch in summer 2012.
The plaque is not removed it becomes thick and “mature” and can lead to, or bleeding gums, and decay. Tooth decay is one of the most common health problems in the United Kingdom. More than half (55%) of adults in the United Kingdom have one or more decayed teeth and is especially common in children and young adults, fueled by an increase in frequency of consumption of sugar in the diet and poor dental hygiene. It is estimated that between 52% and 77% of children aged between eight and 15 years of deterioration evident in their permanent teeth and only 45 million young people currently spent each year on the problem.
A team of scientists at the University of Liverpool has won an award for developing a device that can identify early tooth decay and dental plaque before it is visible to the eye.
identification has been developed by a team from the University in collaboration with developers Inspektor Research Systems BV Dental. The original concept of the aircraft began a decade ago, when Liverpool’s team wanted to integrate technology into clinical QLF SLR cameras.
The tool presents the plate early, small cavities, secondary cavities that develop when the filling starts to fail and cavities that can occur on smooth surfaces – surfaces or bite – teeth. The device can identify plaque more mature and potentially dangerous, without using the current methods of coloring agents unpleasant or disclosure and has the potential to improve strategies to prevent dental caries, and may change the patient’s dental and feeding behavior. identification will be particularly advantageous for orthodontic patients to highlight plaque left after cleaning as it is more difficult with braces in her mouth.
