New CarieScan Products Launched By IDMoS

Thu, 15 Nov 2007

IDMoS plc has launched its CarieScan caries detection device and CarieScan Plus caries management support system .

The new dental product, first unveiled in September, uses a novel technique to detect tooth decay with higher levels of accuracy and certainty than existing techniques and without the safety risks associated with the repeated use of x-rays.

A sensor on a small, handheld diagnostic device measures the loss of minerals that indicates the beginning of decay and provides immediate results.

Early stage detection of decay enables dentists to be able to reverse tooth decay with preventive care products, which should then reduce the need for fillings .

Internationally recognised dental and clinical diagnostics experts Professor Nigel Pitts and Dr Chris Longbottom developed CarieScan, which is based on AC impedance spectroscopy.

The Dundee-based company has received its first order for the product, following a deal with Denplan Limited to promote IDMoS's CarieScan products to their network of 6,500 UK dental practices - representing over 70 per cent of the UK dental plan market.

The company is now developing the system to include a 3D imaging capability and has started applying the technology to broader medical applications such as lesion detection and oncology imaging.
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