Did dental loupes change my dentistry?

- Dr. Maliha Sobani

DOW University

Karachi

Magnification is highly beneficial for a number of dental procedures specifically but not confined to areas with decreased visibility such as the posterior teeth.  Working with the loupes, I was able to perform dental procedures more efficiently and accurately outlining the anatomy and surface details of the tooth whether it was doing a cavity preparation, simple or complex filling, veneer preparation, crown cutting etc. It was advantageous for me in endodontics, upon chamber opening, location of canals, filling and obturation.  It improved my surgical skills, as I was able to effectively deliver anesthesia/local block, raise flaps, and perform simple and complex extractions and perform minor oral surgeries i.e. impactions, alveoloplasty etc.

I was able to provide a better smile to my patients especially with esthetic concern in procedures such as gingivectomy, gingivoplasty, crown lengthening, whitening and bleaching procedures and scaling and polishing allowing me to access the hidden interdental areas with supra and subgingival plaque and calculus.

I had purchased silver dental surgical binocular loupes 3.5X 420 mm from Dental Shoppe during the end of my final year in BDS.  Before purchasing the loupes from Dental Shoppe, I had visited many dental stores, and was never satisfied with a) the price and b) the condition, adjustability and efficiency of the loupes itself.  When I researched online and I came across Dental Shoppe, the promotion that was going on at the time caught my eye, and I decided to give it a try as they were the loupes I was looking for, which was out of stock all over my city.

Dental Loupes by Dental Shoppe

The dental loupes came in a portable box packaging with the loupes itself with a headband, the LED light, charger and battery.  It has 3.5x magnification and it is light-weight with LED light enabling you to access the working field with suitable visibility. The paramount feature would be the adjustability on the magnification lenses' flip on design which reaches to about 3.5x allowing you to adjust and work more comfortably with improved posture removing the episodes of continuous backaches.

Dental Loupes for Students

The adjustability of the headband attached to the loupes makes it easy to adjust and allow it to fit perfectly and both the loupes and LED light has a good battery life allowing you to work more efficiently providing the high standard of care for the patient.  Overall, my experience with the dental loupes at 3.5x magnification was beyond miraculous, a product I would recommend all dentists to invest in. I'm looking towards getting a higher magnification to further improve my work.