1. Lighting our world.
- Author
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Guignon, Anne Nugent
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OPERATIVE dentistry , *FIBER optic lighting systems , *MEDICAL personnel , *PAROTID glands , *SALIVARY glands , *DENTISTS , *DENTISTRY - Abstract
The article reports that auxiliary illumination is an important addition to the clinical armamentarium. Fortunately, today's dental clinicians have a wide range of choices which include headlights, auxiliary fiber-optic lighting and several piezo electric ultrasonic scalers, to illuminate the oral cavity. Also, magnetostrictive ultrasonic inserts that have a small LED light and foil-covered moisture-absorbing discs increase light reflection in the mouth and prevent salivary contamination.
- Published
- 2006