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8.1. DIAGNOSIS AID MODE
In mode I, diagnosis aid mode, SOPROLIFE helps the dental practitioner to detect damage at various clinical
stages in very high resolution. DIAGNOSIS AID MODE is used to view the fluorescence of the tooth surfaces in
order to quickly identify areas for the dentist to examine using Gold Standard methods. The images provided
are displayed with colors than can be interpreted following the tab bellow:
Displayed color
Supposed state of tissue Healthy dentine Healthy dentine
Examine for
In case of alert signal always perform a professional cleaning using a prophy brush, powder jet cleaner or other
acceptable means to remove any debris, meal deposits, dental tartar, plaque detection agents and preventative
materials such as fluor-paste that can interfere with caries detection. Then process to a new examination.
8.2. TREATMENT AID MODE
In mode II, treatment aid mode, SOPROLIFE helps dental practitioner to get a spatial map of unbroken tissue
areas which are suspect. It helps to check the exeresis quality of damage tissue during or at the end of the
preparation in several clinical situations common in general practice. Diagnosis subsequent to the use of the
Soprolife is performed and provided by the dental practitioner. The images provided are displayed with colors
than can be interpreted following the tab bellow:
In case of quick carious processus:
Displayed color Acid green or
Light green to
blue according to
the thickness of
the enamel
Supposed state Healthy dentine
of tissue
Examine for Healthy tooth
E N G L I S H
Acid green Light green to blue according
to the thickness of the enamel
Healthy tooth Healthy tooth
Alert signal
green / black or
Bright red
Completely decayed
infected dentine or
affected Interface
Suspicious area*
Alert signal
Green/black or Bright red or black
red or miss of color (grey area)
Suspicious area
Use Gold Standard techniques
to examine for potential caries
Alert signal Alert signal
dark green dark green with red shadow
Affected dentine Affected
(end of treatment) there can still be a
treatment) red shadow at the bottom of the
cavity, linked to a very hard
tissue. It represents the tertiary
dentine and testifies of the
answer of the pulp to the
carious attack.
Presumed end of Presumed end of treatment*
treatment*
S O P R O L I F E • U s e r ' s m a n u a l
dentine (end of
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