Along with the conventional exams, the VELscope aids the discovery of mucosal abnormalities before they become visible under ordinary light.
New from LED Dental, the VELscope Vx enhanced oral assessment system is a powerful tool for assisting in the discovery of oral abnormalities. The VELscope is a hand-held device that provides clinicians with an easy-to-integrate adjunctive mucosal examination system for the early detection of a wide variety of oral diseases, including pre-cancer and cancer. This new device not only features VELscope’s fluorescence visualization technology, but it also offers cordless portability and a price less than half that of earlier VELscope models.
The VELscope’s distinctive blue-spectrum light causes the soft tissues of the mouth to naturally fluoresce. Abnormal tissues, such as dysplasia or cancerous lesions, typically appear as irregular, dark areas that stand out against the otherwise normal, green fluorescence pattern of surrounding healthy tissue. Using the VELscope, a wide variety of oral abnormalities can be discovered, often before they’re visible to the unassisted eye. Because the VELscope Vx aids in early detection, cancer can be caught before it has time to spread, potentially saving lives through less invasive, more effective treatment.
The VELscope Vx exam is easy to incorporate into the practice, involves no rinses or dyes, and takes only 1 to 2 minutes. It also helps detect other oral disease, such as bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. —Bob Alaburda
