Here's Looking at you Kid!

Patients have noticed Dr. Mascherin’s telescopic glasses with attached light. Many patients wonder what purpose these special glasses serve. The glasses contain magnification lenses which magnify images 3.5 times the normal size. This allows Dr. Mascherin to see much more detail than she could without the glasses! The attached light greatly enhances visibility into the dark recesses of the oral cavity. They function as an invaluable tool in proper diagnosis and treatment.

Several companies specialize in producing these precise instruments. The lenses vary greatly in the level of magnification and can be tailored to accommodate a Doctors’ specific needs.

Performing high quality dentistry is an extremely challenging endeavor. Achieving excellent visibility and access to treatment sites inside the mouth can be extremely difficult and sometimes next to impossible. How much easier would diagnosis and treatment be if Dr. Mascherin could hold the teeth in her hand in a dry environment with excellent lighting! Magnification and a direct light source are the solution to maximizing the precision of our dental work and the quality of our diagnosis.

Enhanced visibility allows the doctor to see treatment sites more easily and thus reduces the actual time needed for treatment. This is of particular benefit to patients undergoing surgery or extensive restorative work, as prolonged procedure time can contribute to postoperative discomfort, swelling, and difficulty in recovery.

Being able to see fine detail with magnification and excellent lighting allows us to finely contour and finish our restorations. The ability to perfect restorations at close to microscopic level maximizes esthetic appearance and provides better fitting, longer lasting restorations.

Our goal is to use this technology to be able to diagnose dental and periodontal disorders at the earliest stages so that the solutions we can offer are as simple as possible. Cavities, tooth fractures, and other oral disorders may go unrecognized without the use of magnification. Once problems are diagnosed we can then perform needed treatment with a high level of precision and efficiency.