Dentistry and Craniofacial Research

Need of magnification

EuroSciCon Conference on Dental & Dental Hygiene
March 26-27, 2018 Edinburgh, Scotland

Anuj Bhardwaj, Amit Bhardwaj and Shivani Bhardwaj

Madhya Pradesh Medical Science University, India

Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Den Craniofac Res

DOI: 10.21767/2576-392X-C1-003

Abstract

You may remember the first time you saw a dentist wearing magnifying loupes or using a microscope; you probably thought the person must have a severe vision defect and is gadget freak. That certainly was my opinion as I observed renowned dentist using them to accomplish an oral treatment procedure. I had that naive opinion for the first few years of my dental career since magnification was not a popular aid to dental practice in India. Although I�m blessed with nearly perfect vision, I always felt the need to see more clearly some of the aspects of dental practice. After a few years of watching excellent dentists routinely using magnification and getting great results, I finally became inquisitive enough to try the concept myself. I found the extra armamentarium and extra time being taken to begin with in all the procedures with these gadgets. This put few doubts in my mind about moving along with magnification or not? However, after a few days of forcing myself, I was convinced that my treatment was being accomplished at a higher level of quality because of the magnification. My friends & colleagues asked me if I had started to use a new technique, because I was able to do complicated procedures easily and in a better way. This presentation poses some of those questions about magnification and answers from scientific information, personal experiences and my work with many dentists in study clubs whether the need of microscopes is really a need of the hour. dranuj_84@yahoo.co.in