The Digital Dentist

The most well-known of the camera systems and the first that was introduced in the market were the fiber optic systems. They use very high-end optical systems in producing the best image quality. The light source if found in a separate box and fiber optic cable is attached from the box to the handpiece. Initially, these were the only intraoral camera systems available. Some dental offices do not consider these cameras to be viable because they find the camera and light source quite heavy and harder to move from one operatory to another. Being heavy, they sometimes use a cart to hold all the components. To be more useful, a docking station was placed in each operatory.