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The Microscope in Dentistry
In order to make the right decisions during a treatment a good view is crucial. The possibilities offered by modern microscope systems have enormously extended the limits of visualization. Following, dental microscope users pass their experience and knowledge onto others. We hope you will find this collection of videos and reports interesting, providing you with new dimensions of knowledge for your everyday work.

Videos:

"Carl Zeiss manufactures microscopes specifically for dentistry. In my teaching experience, I have noticed how amazed dentists are at the images these scopes provide compared to regular vision or magnification glasses." Dr. Clifford J. Ruddle, DDS, Santa Barbara, CA, USA

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"The introduction of the dental microscope and the associated ability to inspect the root canals – both orthograde and retrograde – have fundamentally changed our understanding of dental morphology and its complexity." Dr. Thomas Clauder, DMD, Hamburg, Germany

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"The ZEISS OPMI PROergo is a magnificant achievement in optical and mechanical engeneering. If you want to experience the ultimate in microscopic endodontics take a look at OPMI PROergo. You’ll love it." Dr. Gary B. Carr, DDS, San Diego, CA. USA

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"Microsurgical endodontics provides not only an atraumatic procedure and fewer complications for patients, but also a much better prognosis than traditional techniques."Dr. Caroline Neumann, DMD, Hamburg, Germany

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"The dental microscope has changed plastic reconstructive surgery dramatically. Today I think a young periodontist can not do plastic reconstructive surgery without having a microsurgery concept in his mind." Prof. Markus B. Hürzeler, DMD, PhD, Munich, Germany

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"I believe that we can save sound tooth structure when we have small instruments and the magnification of the microscope." Dr. Marcos Vargas, DMD, Iowa City, IA, USA

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"The microscope is indespensable if you want to achieve better asthetic results. I believe the Carl Zeiss microscope is the best choice for dental treatment as well." Dr. Kazuhisa Matsumoto, DDS, Sapporo, Japan

"I have found that Carl Zeiss is a company that listens to my requirements and, with its many ongoing technical innovations, it has made a very major contribution to the comfort and convenience of work performed with the surgical microscope in dentistry." Dr. Rino Burkhard, DMD, Zurich, Switzerland

"Magnification gave me entirely new dimensions of vision. I can't imagine my job without a microscope. I'd like to share this excellent experience with many dentists." Dr. Toshihisa Matsukawa, DDS, Kashihara City, Japan

"The dental microscope is the technologically perfect instrument for working in and on teeth with precision, optimal illumination and variable magnification levels." Dr. Wolfgang Gänsler, DMD, Illertissen, Germany

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"When coupled with the appropriate capture device, the microscope becomes an instrument for the projection and recording of clinical findings in a streamlined and efficient manner."
Dr. Philip Tan, BDSc, MSD, Melbourne, VIC, Australia


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Video sequences extracted from the video "The Dental Microscope", published by Carl Zeiss Surgical GmbH, Oberkochen Germany, 2008



Articles:

Uses of the operating microscope in minimally invasive implantology
Dr. Behnam Shakibaie-M., Quintessenz 61 3/2010
(17 pages, 3 MB)

Socket und Ridge Preservation
Dr. Behnam Shakibaie-M., Dental Magazin 2/2009
(12 pages, 2.4 MB)

Minimally invasive treatment - approaches in oral implantology
using a dental clinical microscope for magnification
Dr. Behnam Shakibaie-M., Dr. Willi Janzen, Hans-Helmut Strothmann MDT
(8 pages, 1.7 MB)

Frequently Asked Questions about the Dental Microscope
Hidde Doornbusch, DMD / Kasper Veenstra, DMD
(2 pages, 83 kB)

The Advantages of Using the Dental Microscope in
Restorative Dentistry - A Practically Oriented Report

Wolfgang Gänsler, DMD
(6 pages, 170 kB)

The Dental Microscope: An Indispensable Tool in
Endodontic Practice

Thomas Clauder, DMD
(4 pages, 141 kB)

The Dental Microscope: Modern Techniques in
Periodontology Give the Patient a New Smile

Markus B. Hürzeler, DMD, PhD / Sebastian von Mohrenschildt
(2 pages, 78 kB)

Use of the Dental Microscope in Plastice Periodontal
Therapy - Evolution or Revolution

Rino Burkhard, DMD
(4 pages, 128 kB)

How the Dental Microscope Offers Powerful Perspectives
for Digital Visualization

Philip Tan, BDsc, MSD
(2 pages, 75 kB)

Enhancing Ergonomics and Workflow in Microdentistry:
OPMI® pico with MORA Interface

Publication for the IDS 2005 by Assa F. Mora, DDS, MSD, FACP
(3 pages, 112 kB)

Microscope-guided external sinus floor elevation (MGES) – a new minimally invasive surgical technique.
Dr. Behnam Shakibaie-M., Implantologie, Quintessence, Volume 16, March 2008, 1/08
(12 pages, 1.6 MB)

Socket and ridge preservation from the three-dimensional prespective - a clinical study
Dr. Behnam Shakibaie-M., ZZI 4/2009, Page 369-377
(8 pages, 460 kB)

German only:

Präzision Dentaler Ästhetik
Dr. Domenico Massironi, Romeo Pascetta, Giuseppe Romeo
Quintessenz
(31 pages, 1.3 MB, German)
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