Kingston Intra-Oral Camera Glossary

Intraoral cameras continue to raise the bar in dental imaging. These small video cameras are used inside the mouth to document dental conditions to aid in diagnosis and patient education. Intraoral cameras also allow dental practitioners to get a better, closer look at what is going on in the patient’s mouth by view instant live pictures on the PC.

The newer intraoral cameras are connectable with PC through a USB cable integrated into the camera. There's no more need for hardware or software to start up; there’s just the capture button that turns on video real-live window and, after it’s pressed the second time, it instantly freezes the image. This camera is the simplest and the most efficient way to help the dentists on their interaction with the patients.

And you, the patient, can just sit back in the chair and relax while the dentist inserts a handy pen-sized, camera-tipped wand into your mouth. Covered with a disposable plastic sheath for contamination prevention, intraoral cameras allow both you and the dentist to view together every last detail of your oral health. This gives you a better understanding and explanation by seeing for yourself what the dentist visually discovers during an examination. The image can be printed and you can take it with you or compare before and after treatment photos.

With the use of the camera the dentists can also perform intricate procedures in your mouth that would be very hard to perform without the camera enhancing what cannot be seen with the naked eye. Intraoral cameras are also a great help in revealing the early stages of potentially serious problems allowing the dentists to determine what needs to be done to prevent these problems.

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