Consultants’ Comments
- “Excellent for ‚Äòshow-and-tell’ with patients.”
- “Lightweight with a good design.”
- “Useful for visualizing canals during endodontic treatment.”
- “Great to detect fractures in all-ceramic restorations.”
Description
Microlux is a hand-held transilluminator light that is designed to aid in clinical diagnosis through visualization of caries, cracks, and subgingival calculus. It may also be used as a supplementary light source for other dental procedures. The unit is 12.7 cm in length and 1.6 cm in diameter with a glass, fiber-optic light guide. Microlux uses an LED to provide high intensity light through the glass fiber element. The light guide is curved with a 3-mm tip diameter and is autoclavable. Microlux is packaged with a pocket clip and three, 1.5-volt batteries in a plastic storage case. Twelve consultants used Microlux in 216 clinical cases. This product received a 97% clinical rating.
