Early methods of diagnostic in oral medicine

1. Early methods of diagnostic in oral medicine

2.

The five-year mortality rate of Oral Cancer
is higher than, cervical cancer and prostate
cancer, and kills one person every hour
of every day.
Why are we not speaking about it?
Why are we not screening for it at every
visit?
Why are we not detecting it earlier - when
the cure rates are 80-90 percent?
Because the signs and symptoms of oral
cancer are often missed by the naked eye!

3.

Dentists and hygienists are the best
overall defense against oral cancer –
they are, in fact, a lifesaver.
No other medical professionals are as
well positioned to address this
potentially deadly disease at its
earliest stage.
The key is to identify oral
abnormalities at their most easily
treated stage of development.

4.

Early Detection is Critical !!!

5. Biopsy

Biopsy is a microscopic examination of a tissue
sample to see if the cells are indeed cancer cells
or not. Biopsy only occurs after you have
identified the lesion. Biopsy is the next step in
this entire process.
What we have been missing in dentistry is this
screening process which can easily identify premalignant and malignant lesions before you can
either possibly see them or if in fact you do see
them but are not sure if they should be biopsied.

6.

We are blessed today to have oral cancer screening tools available.
So, lets speak about some of them.

7. VELscope

Most effective as a component
of comprehensive patient care,
the VELscope Vx is introduced
as part of the intra-oral and
extra-oral exam.
After discussing the exam with
the patient, VELscope Vx's
blue excitation light is shone
into the oral cavity.
Abnormal tissue typically
appears as an irregular, dark
area that stands out against
the green fluorescence pattern
of surrounding healthy tissue.

8. VELscope

9. VELscope

The VELscope hand piece emits
a safe blue light into the oral
cavity, causing tissue fluorescence
from the surface of the epithelium
through to the basal membrane –
where pre-malignant changes
typically start.
By utilizing special optical filters in
the VELscope hand piece the
clinician is able to immediately
view the different fluorescence
signatures in the oral tissue to
help differentiate between normal
and abnormal cellular activity.

10. VELscope

11. Velscope diagnostics

12. VELscope

13. VELscope

14. VELscope

15. Orascoptic DK

The DK oral lesion screening
instrument works in conjunction
with a mild acetic acid rinse to
improve the visualization of oral
lesions.
The DK exam enhances the
ability to identify potentially
cancerous tissue at its earliest
stages.
Early detection of precancerous tissue can minimize
or eliminate the disfiguring
effects of oral cancer and
possibly save a life!

16. Orascoptic DK 

Orascoptic DK
The oral lesion
screening instrument
works in conjunction
with an acetic acid
rinse to improve the
visualization of
lesions.
The device also
includes a
transillumination
instrument and lighted
mirror.

17. Orascoptic DK 

Orascoptic DK
Product Bief - Orascoptic DK
uses a battery powered handheld
LED light source and 3
interchangeable diagnostic
instruments.
Special Features Transillumination instrument,
mirror
How it Works - Mild Acetic acid
rinse for the visualization of oral
lesions

18. Microlux Diagnostic Light (Microlux/DL)

With refractive light technology
already proven to help save lives
in the detection of pre-cancerous
cervical abnormalities,
the Microlux Diagnostic Light
(Microlux/DL) makes this
advance in patient care simple
and inexpensive.
When used in conjunction with
conventional oral mucosal exams,
it improves identification,
evaluation, and monitoring of soft
tissue abnormalities and changes
in all patients.

19. Microlux Diagnostic Light (Microlux/DL)

After noting any acetowhite soft tissue
lesions during a routine exam, simply
have the patient rinse with the
Microlux DL 1% acetic acid solution for
60 seconds.
Then, repeat the oral exam using the
Microlux DL.
Since the acetic acid dehydrates the
cytoplasm of acetowhite lesions, the
lesion’s refractive properties are
changed.
Under diffused light from the special
Microlux/DL fiberoptic light guide,
acetowhite or leukoplakic lesions
become more visible.
The irregular cells take on a whitish
hue which contrasts with surrounding
tissue, helping to identify abnormalities
which require further testing.

20. Identafi 3000 ultra

The Identafi uses white, violet
and amber wavelengths of
light to excite oral tissue in
distinct and unique ways.
As a result, biochemical
changes can be monitored
with fluorescence, while
morphological changes can be
monitored with reflectance.
The combined system of
fluorescence and reflectance
uses the body's natural tissue
properties as an adjunctive
tool for oral mucosal
examination.

21. Identafi

The device
minimizes
false positives
while
disclosing
abnormalities
in oral tissue
that otherwise
would be
missed by the
naked eye.

22. Identafi

Vid 1 – how it works
Vid 2 – results
Vid 3 – technology

23. ViziLite Plus with TBlue630

ViziLite Plus with
TBlue630 is an oral lesion
identification and marking
system that is used as an
adjunct to the conventional
head and neck
examination.
It is comprised of a
chemiluminescent light
source (ViziLite) to improve
the identification of lesions
and a blue phenothiazine
dye to mark those lesions
identified by ViziLite.

24. How ViziLite Plus Works

Similarly in the oral cavity, after
rinsing with a dilute acetic acid
solution, abnormal squamous
epithelium tissue will appear
acetowhite when viewed under
ViziLite's diffuse low-energy
wavelength light.
Normal epithelium will absorb
the light and appear dark.
ViziLite can assist a dentist or
hygienist in identifying an
abnormality in the oral cavity.

25. How ViziLite Plus Works

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So, lets be the real physicians of the
mouth that our patients expect us
to be!