Caries detection to a new level. Is DIAGOdent the magical wand in seeking caries? This $3000 piece of equipment, which the manufacturer claims will pay for itself in a month, may be worth it. The thing is sort of like a metal detector, beeps when there is significant decay in tooth structure. Nothing replaces our good old clinical exam and radiographs but this tool goes one step beyond in helping us detect and localize the lesion before further progression. I like the idea of this instrument but I think the sound feature could induce some heart pain in a patient. We may one day not even have to tell our patients to pay up for that filling, I think they'll get the message with one swoop of a pen!
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