Dental or Surgical Loupes ? The Basics, Advantages and Benefits.

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Dental loupes are a kind of Dental equipment used for magnification of operating field. These are nothing but a pair of magnifying glasses. As dentists use there both hands while working so these loupes are binoculars and comes in the form of glasses. Dentists usually put it on while working. Sometime loupes are fitted with light sources which are usually LED with fiber optic cables. Loupes increase the magnification of the field and hence helps in better diagnosis and precise work, while a dentists performs his work at millimeter level this kind of magnification can help him to improve the quality of treatment.Now a days loupe mounted cameras and video recorders are also available.

Benefits of using Dental Loupes 

1.In Dental Procedure-After using loupes the magnification can increase upto 2.5x- 6x which will dramatically improve the visibility of the field and hence it will improve our preciseness of the treatments.Better results and lesser failures will give us more patient satisfaction & ease of working.

2.Correct Posture and ease of work- Dentist have unusual sitting position while working and extended hours of work will reasult in strain in eye, muscles and tendons, resulting in permanent damage in long term.

how does loupes help-

• Reduced eye, neck and back fatigue
  

• Enhanced view of your instruments
  

• Better visualization of the oral cavity
  

• Increased patient confidence and satisfaction

How to chose a loupe for you:

The first factor to consider is the working distance that you feel comfortable working at. For example, a person who is 5′ 6″ tall is going to have a shorter working distance than someone who is 6’6″ tall. You need to find the optimal distance away from the patient you prefer to work at.After finding a suitable ergonomic position, you simply take a tape measure and measure the distance between your eyes and the patient.The depth of field is the next factor to consider. The depth of field is another way of saying the safe viewing distance that the loupes will remain in focus. Which means you will be able to move closer and further away from the patient without your loupes losing focus.

There is a wide variety when it comes to magnification level of your loupes, with levels ranging from 2.5x magnification all the way up to 6.0x magnification for most standard surgical and dental loupes. When starting out with your first pair of loupes it is typically suggested to start with a low magnification such as a 2.5x or 3.0x since adjusting to loupes is easier if the magnification is lower.

Credits -

http://www.dentalloupes.org/

http://www.loupedirect.com/benefitofloupe.html

Posted by Dr. Paresh Soni

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