Accesories to the Dental Opearting Microscope

Microscopes are an excellent addition to the dental armamentarium. The accessories when added to the microscopes ,improves their function multifold.

Accessories offer you the flexibility to configure your equipment specifically for your particular needs. Enlisted below are some of the accessories which play an important role in making the benefits multifold.

VARIO FOCUS/MULTI FOCAL LENS

Helps you set up faster and limits the need to reposition the microscope. This efficient tool adjusts to different heights as you work around the mouth allowing you to maintain your working position.

• Speeds up treatment
• Allows you to maintain ideal ergonomic positioning
• Provides flexibility to fine-focus at any point within its 6-inch working distance1

BINOCULAR (CARR) EXTENDER

Helps operator maintain comfortable upright position, reducing strain and fatigue.

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The Extender and Rotation Device allows the user to change the direction of the optic pod of the microscope while keeping the binocular head in a fixed position. This allows the user to pan left and right to view different quadrants of the mouth without changing their ergonomic positioning. This allows the body of the microscope to be swung from right to left sides of the mouth ,independent of the eyepieces. This way the horizontal position of the eyepiece and subsequently the operator eyes remain unchanged and in constant position.

It gives the operator the ability to stabilize and control the patient’s head movement.2

THE ASSISTANT TEACHING TUBE

The Assistant Teaching tubes allow a second head to be attached to the scope in order for a second person to view the operating surface at the same time as the main user. The tube is attached to a beamsplitter and a binocular or monocular head is then attached.

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DENTAL FILTER

Prevents problem of composites curing prematurely.(orange filter)

BINOCULAR ROTATION RING

Allows for better operator positioning. Rotate the binocular +/- 25 degrees. Features a locking thumb screw
for greater stability.

DUAL IRIS DIAPHRAGM

Allows for greater depth of field - Particularly valuable for photography

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BINOCULAR EYE PIECES

Additional eye pieces with different magnification configuration of 16x to 20x are also available .

OBJECTIVE LENS

Most of the microscopes come in a standard configuration of 250 to 300mm .Other objective lengths are available from 175-400mm, which can be interchanged on the scope before it is sent to the customer. (50mm=2inches) 250mm gives the user about a 10 inch working distance. 300mm= 12inches, 350mm= 14inches and so on.

PROTECTIVE LENS COVER

Protective lenses are used to keep refuse from deflecting off of the objective lens. This keeps the objective from getting cracked or scratched during surgeries.

LASER BARRIER FILTER

The laser barrier filter protects against all three different wavelengths ranging from 780-2940nm. This small compact filter has no change in visual when placed on the microscope providing superior visualization.

VIDEO AND DIGITAL CAMERA ADAPTORS

The Video and Digital Camera adapters allow Canon, Nikon, and Sony DSLR Cameras, Camcorders, and Seiler’s CCD Live Video or the new HD Live Video cameras to be mounted to any microscope. www,sieler

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WIRELESS SHUTTER REMOTE CONTROL

This wire shutter remote control by footswitch for SLR cameras allows shutter release without touching the camera.Therefore ,problems of infection control and vibration during photography are eliminated.

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MOBILE CAMERA ADAPTER

The mobile phone can be used to share the video and picture under the microscope at once on facebook and whatsapp on the internet. This way updating information on social media becomes easy and instant.

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EYE PIECE WITH INTEGRATED RETICLE

The micrometer or reticle is a round piece of glass that fits inside an eyepiece,of the operator’s dominant eye to center his or her view. Embossed or imprinted in the glass is a linear scale , used for measuring and or counting purposes.it enables the operator the possibility to take videos without the need for controlling the image section on an extern monitor. A reticle ensures the centre of field of view i.e., the object remains centred through out the procedure.

THE TV MOUNT

The TV mount allows a TV to be attached tothepole

BEAM SPLITTER (STRAIGHT & INCLINED)

The beamsplitter allows the light path to be split allowing a video camera, digital camera, or an assistant head to be attached to the microscope. The most common beamsplitter used is a 50-50 / 20-80, which means one side splits the light into 50% to the user’s eye and 50% to the digital camera. The 20-80 is 20% to the camera and light reflectence

inside a 50-50 beam splitter(pic courtesy:Global surgical corporation 80% to the user’s eye.The beam splitter divides each light path in the microscope to allow digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera,video camera or assitant co-observation scope to be attached to the microscope.3

C MOUNT

Microscope cameras are available in several options including HD video cameras that connect to a monitor and have a high speed frame rate, tablet cameras that connect directly to the microscope, digital USB cameras that connect to a computer, and a WiFi wireless option that can stream images to up to six devices at once. The microscope digital cameras include software that allow capturing both still images and video and making measurements.4

LASER FILTER MODULE

Lasers are used in conjunction with dental microscopes to perform various surgical procedures, enabling highly precise and less invasive treatment. Dental applications range from teeth whitening to hard tissue cutting and soft tissue surgeries. The Laser Filter Module allows insertion of a Laser Filter Slide into the microscope to provide eye protection when performing laser surgeries through the microscope.

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