Abstract
A plethora of changes in the concept and the techniques in dental sciences and an
increase in patient awareness have spawned demand in advanced dental treatment encompassing
elimination of disease with more precision and less discomfort. The use of magnification
systems like microscopes is widespread in the medical field, and now it has successfully
spread its wings in dentistry. Visual enhancement by using loupes or surgical microscopes
can render refinement in the basic surgical procedures. Magnification periodontics
refers to the wide range of procedures performed by the use of magnification systems
like loupes and microscopes that allow convergence of ideas and efforts, which can
make a huge impact on patients. Periodontal procedures are being increasingly performed
nowadays that have enabled enhanced outcomes, which were difficult to achieve with
the macrosurgery procedures when wound healing and tissue trauma are in consideration.
The surgical operating microscope works within the microsurgical triad that includes
illumination increased precision and magnification. The incorporation of smaller instruments
and sutures and better visualization of the operating site enhance the surgical skills
of the clinician. In the past decade, various periodontal procedures from the removal
of calculus to the placement of dental implants have been performed using the surgical
microscope, which have invariably provided favorable results. It is a topic of interest
in the future of periodontal therapy.
Keywords
magnification - loupes - microscope - microsurgery
