Comparative Analysis of Dental Treatment Accuracy Using 2.5× Magnification Loupes Versus the Naked Eye: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Talacheeru Rohit, Sravya Sri Prudhvi, Sreenivas Nagarakanti, Sandhya B, Hareesh Bandi, Kunapareddy Madhu Hasini · 2026
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Talacheeru Rohit and five co-authors tested magnification loupes in two thousand twenty-six against the naked eye for dental cleaning accuracy. Loupes are growing common in dentistry for better sight, posture, and precision, but proof in routine gum procedures done by trainees was thin. Their trial ran in a dental college periodontology department in India.
Twenty patients needing scaling were split evenly: interns worked with two-and-a-half-times loupes, or with plain sight. Calculus scores fell in both groups after ultrasonic scaling, but the fall was greater with loupes. Fatigue, procedure time, and posture comfort were also tracked. Loupes, the authors say, sharpen trainee work.
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| CREATOR | Talacheeru Rohit, Sravya Sri Prudhvi, Sreenivas Nagarakanti, Sandhya B, Hareesh Bandi, Kunapareddy Madhu Hasini |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |