Goccles Oral Cancer Screening Glasses
Prevention and early screening can save lives.
Oral cancer is one of the most frequent cancers globally, unfortunately its late stage detection is a common problem worldwide.
Early discovery is the most important step in reducing the death rate: when detected in first stage, patients have an 80 to 90 percent survival rate.
Knowing the risk factors and regular check-ups, including a screening of the entire mouth, are essential in the early detection of cancerous and precancerous lesions.
With the innovative Goccles you can run a simple, non-invasive and painless test of the oral cavity, for early screening of oral cancer and other precancerous lesions.
What is fluorescence and cell-tissue autofluorescence?
Cells contain fluorescent molecules, also called fluorophores or simply fluors, which become fluorescent when excited by UV/Vis radiation of a suitable wavelength, responding distinctly to light compared to other molecules. This fluorescence emission, arising from endogenous fluorophores, is an intrinsic property of cells and is called auto-fluorescence (to be distinguished from fluorescent signals obtained by adding exogenous markers).
In other words, fluorescence is a property of some molecules in which light of one colour is absorbed that results in light of a different colour being emitted.
In medicine the fundamental approach to the fluorescence detection of dysplasia and early malignancy is to use tissue specific endogenous auto-fluorescence.
Tissue auto-fluorescence behaviour can be easily screened in the oral mucosa with an optical filter after exiting cells using an excitation light (such as a standard curing light). This technique enables rapid screening of internal surface areas of oral mucosa in order to provide an accurate, non-invasive aid to detection of dysplasia and early cancer.
Why choose Goccles?
- It works with common curing lights - Goccles is a medical device developed to be used in combination with curing lamps already present in dental offices.
- Innovative patented optical filter - The special optical filter created in collaboration with the Catholic University of Rome allows you to see in a clear and accurate way the anomalies of the oral cavity.
- Accessible and easy to use - An easy to use product that offers the possibility to work with existing equipment thus optimizing costs.
- Tissue autofluorescence - The autofluorescence examination, in addition to the naked eye examination, contributes to the detection of the actual margins of precancerous and cancerous lesions even in the initial stage.
- Italian product and patent - Designed, manufactured and patented in Italy, Goccles® is a product that offers a guarantee of efficiency and quality during the screening.
- Non invasive - The device allows you to perform a non-invasive and painless examination of the oral cavity, ensuring the well-being of the patient.
- Promptly discover suspicious lesions - Through the process of tissue autofluorescence, a rapid and painless examination allows you to view the margins of suspicious lesions even at an early stage and if not visible to the naked eye.
