Vizilite
Vizilite is a technology designed to help show
whether you have early oral cancer or a pre-cancerous lesion.
Dentists who want to use this technology purchase the light and packets of
the company's patented dye. Then patients are charged a fee for this
special examination.
| There has been some controversy
in the profession about the Vizilite system. In 2004, the company
applied for the Seal of Acceptance of the American Dental
Association. Their studies were reviewed, and the application was
denied. While the ADA recognized that this technology had been
successful |
Theoretically, the special
Vizilite light will be absorbed by normal tissue (left), but will
cause abnormal, pre-cancerous, or cancerous lesions to appear white
(center and right). |
in helping identify cancer of the uterus, the tissue in
the mouth is biologically quite different from the tissue lining the
uterus, and the Vizilite company was unable to provide data confirming
that these techniques provided a help to diagnosis of oral cancer.
The Council of the American Dental Association that reviewed their data
was unanimous in denying their application.A
study at Virginia Commonwealth University cast further doubt on its
effectiveness by maintaining that in a controlled clinical study, the use
of Vizilite provided no benefit in the attempted diagnosis of oral cancer.
They maintained that the reflections caused by the light made it more
difficult to visualize lesions.
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information:
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Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis
Gum Infection
Oral Yeast Infection
Tooth Tartar
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