2002 • PETER KOTSCHY • KOTSCHY PROBE
Microscopy in dentistry was introduced in the early 1990s when many innovative dentists globally pressed for the use of OPMIs in dentistry. This drive towards Microdentistry was led by Dr. Syngcuk Kim (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) and Dr. Clifford Ruddle (Santa Barbara, California) in the USA, as well as Dr. Peter Velvart (Zurich, Switzerland) in Europe, among others. Of course, proper instrumentation is fundamentally important for a microsurgical intervention. Hu-Friedy and Peter Kotschy worked together to develop and manufacture particularly fine and delicate instruments for working with magnifying glass or microscope in the field of minimal invasive operative dentistry. A probe was created with an extremely fine tip, so that it was possible to obtain excellent diagnoses, like protruding margins of technical work and leaky fillings. The tip of the instrument has an extremely delicate design and is angled in order to provide superb conditions for probing. Under extreme magnifications, all other probes are unusable due to their excessive dimensions. The working end and the instrument tip itself are black, so that light reflections, particularly under the microscope, do not impinge on the eye while the slim handle shape significantly improves precision and control.
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