Newly Developed Dental Imaging System from Lantis Laser

DENVILLE, N.J. – June 05, 2007 - Lantis Laser Inc. (Other OTC:LLSR.PK - News) (http://www.lantislaser.com), a New Jersey-based company specializing in the commercialization of advanced dental technology, believes it can help to stem the rising tide of tooth decay in young children with its newly-developed Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Dental Imaging System™.

According to Dr Craig Gimbel, Clinical Director for Lantis, “Dentistry has long needed a more accurate, safer way of detecting early tooth decay in young children. Lantis Laser has the exclusive worldwide rights to a breakthrough imaging technology that will finally meet this need.”

For example, traditional x-rays are not able to detect decay in the recessed pits
and irregular grooves of tooth biting surfaces, where almost ninety percent of decay begins. Lantis Laser’s OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) Dental Imaging System™ has up to 10 times the resolution of the standard x-ray, which enables much earlier detection of tooth decay than is currently possible.

What’s more, because the OCT Dental Imaging System™ utilizes an innovative, safe, non-invasive light that is scanned over the tooth surface via a very small handheld probe, it can be used safely on children (and pregnant women), thus enabling the dentist to implement the necessary program to safeguard their oral health.

“The OCT Dental Imaging System™ will enable the dentist to detect and treat childhood tooth decay much earlier,” explained Gimbel. “This is of extreme importance, since baby teeth maintain space and guide the growth of permanent adult teeth. Loss of primary teeth can cause crowding that can necessitate or complicate later orthodontic treatment.”

“We expect to launch the OCT Dental Imaging System™ in mid-2008,” said Lantis President & CEO Stan Baron. “The application of this technology goes far beyond cavity detection in children.”

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