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DIFOTI^® (Digital Imaging Fiber-Optic Trans-Illumination), uses safe white light and takes advantage of recent advances in computer technology to bring dentistry into the twenty-first century.

DIFOTI^® is the only dental diagnostic imaging instrument of its kind to be approved by the FDA for the detection of incipient, frank and recurrent caries. It safely and instantly creates high-resolution digital images of occlusal, interproximal and smooth surfaces. It enables dentists to discover or confirm the presence of decay that cannot be seen radiographically, visually or through use of an explorer.

The proximal surface disposable mouthpiece is placed over the tooth in question allowing light to be shined from one surface, through the tooth, and captured on the opposite side using a CCD camera in the DIFOTI handpiece.

The occlusal surface mouthpiece illuminates the tooth at angles through both the facial and lingual surfaces and images the light emerging from the top of the tooth.

A high resolution image appears instantly, in real time, much like a video camera, on the computer monitor. A hygienist can place DIFOTI on one tooth and image in 3 seconds or take a full mouth set off images in a matter of minutes.