Laser Dentistry
VELscope
Healozone
Diagnodent
Fun Canadian facts
100
TRUE or FALSE - laser therapy is more painful than regular dental treatment?
What is false
100
What does the "VEL: in VELscope stand for?
What is visually enhanced lesion
100
Who uses this new technology?
What is Dentists and specialists
100
What is the average cost for Diagnodent?
What is $2400
100
In what year did Canada become a country?
What is 1867
200
In what year did laser dentistry become well known?
What is 2008
200
What colour do abnormal cells appear under the VELscope light and why?
What is they appear dark because they absorb the fluorescent light
200
What year was healozone released?
What is 2004
200
What percentage of decay can the Dentist detect intra-orally using an explorer? And what percentage can the Diagnodent detect?
What is 50% with explorer and 90% with Diagnodent
200
What are Canada's 2 national sports?
What is Hockey and lacrosse
300
What is a con related to laser dentistry?
What is lasers cannot be used on teeth with previous restorations
300
Approximately how many people are diagnosed with oral cancer each year?
What is 12 new cases in 100,000 people
300
What is healozone composed of?
What is 3 oxygen atoms to produce ozone
300
The higher the amount of fluorescent detected by the machine, the ______the degree of decay.
What is GREATER
300
Name two famous Canadian inventions
What is the telephone, basketball, IMAX, snowmobile, trivial pusuit, electric cooking range, insulin, stem cell discovery.
400
Why may laser dentistry reduce anxiety?
What is because laser dentistry drills do not have a loud sound associated to them
400
How long does a VELscope exam take?
What is 1-2 minutes
400
Ozone can kill up to __% oral bacteria?
What is 99%
400
How many nm of wavelengths does the Diagnodent use?
What is 655 nm
400
What is the oldest Canadian commercial corporation and, what were they intially 'in business' for?
What is The Hudson Bay company; famous for trade of furs.
500
Name two procedures that can be completed by laser dentistry?
What is whitening, re-shaping of the gingiva, TMJ treatment, and cavity detection
500
What is the name of the newest VELscope model
What is the VELscope VX
500
This treatment is recommended for children because?
What is no needles or drilling required
500
Explain how the Diagnodent functions.
What is shine light on tooth, decay appears fluorescent and emits audio and digital readout
500
What is the longest freshwater beach in Canada?
What is Wasaga Beach
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