The importance of a bright mirror
A water-repellent, extreme-protection coated front surface mirror offering 99,9%
reflection. Great reflection activates your best potential!
WHY DO I NEED A BRIGHT MIRROR?
Did you know that a front surface Rhodium mirror reflects 76% of the light but even then, only 58% of the light will be reflected back into your eyes? ….
…. When using front surface dielectric mirrors the result is far better: 98% of the lamp light is reflected. This is important for a micro dentists, who suffers from extra loss of light, due to the image being transported by plural mirrors.
As shown below, the use of UHR mirrors is extremely efficient.
When using UHR mirrors, the luminance of your working field can be significantly less, which decreases your eye fatigue.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF REFLECTION
Below graph compares the spectre of different mirror coatings with respect to
the reflection percentage (%) in relation to the visual spectre of light (lambda).
Some coatings, i.e. Rhodium, perform with a good reflection in the blue-purple section of the visual spectre but show a significant lesser result in the orange-yellow section.
The best reflection is offered by dielectric coatings; these perform with extreme good results varying between 98% and 99,9%. The exact result is depending on the amount, quality and type of the layers.
DIELECTRIC PRINCIPLE
The basic principle of the dielectric coating is the cooperation of many coating layers;
each layer is designed to reflect only a specific part of the visual spectre, consequently letting through the rest of the light.
All layers cooperate together – and as long as the whole spectre is covered by all layers, and the quality of all layers is good, all the light is reflected.
PROTECTIVE DURABLE COATING
Yirro-plus mirrors have a multi-layered dielectric coating which reflects 99,9% of the light.
The top layer is a special protective, scratch-resistant coating (based on silicium oxide) which is added for protection during the cleaning and use.
Yirro-plus® mirror coatings show extreme long durability.
The use of the cleaning stand (Cleaning box ‘6’) enables you to clean and disinfect without unnecessary scratching the reflective surface.
If you also use the no-SPOT caps when autoclaving, you can further prolong the lifetime of the mirror.
Yirro-plus mirror no. 2XL – very suitable for periodontics, video recording or intra-oral pictures.
Our users indicate that they can use YIRRO mirrors for more than 1 year, sometimes 2 years.
This is confirmed by our sales records: frequent use requires on average 1 extra box of mirrors (6-pack) per startset per year.
MIRROR SIZES
Yirro-plus® mirrors are dielectric coated mirrors with UHR surface; available in 3 sizes:
• no.0 (13.8 x 16.8 mm) – back molars – endodontics
• no.2 (16.8 x 19.0 mm ) – general use
• no.2XL (29.9 x 16.8 mm – use in periodontics / intraoral photography / video)
Each start set includes: • 2 x mirror no.0
• 2 x mirror no.2
• 4 handles
• 4 autoclave caps [size 0-2)
Spare mirrors no. 0 / no.2 or spare handles are separately available in 6-packs.
Autoclave capse in size 0/2 are also available in 6-packs.
Mirror size 2XL is available in 3-packs which includes 3 pcs of the 2XL size autoclave caps.
left: no.0; middle: no.2; right: no.2XL
Our users indicate that they can use YIRRO mirrors for more than 1 year, sometimes 2 years.
This is confirmed by our sales records: frequent use requires on average 1 extra box of mirrors (6-pack) per startset per year.
NOSPOT AUTOCLAVE CAPS
During the dry phase of autoclaving, the condensing water drops (which may contain particles from residu of detergent or other contamination of other instruments)
will be deposited on all instruments.
These drops may transform into quite rigidly fixated spots (so-called ‘solid spots’).
This is not a problem for regular instruments. However, on ultra high reflective front surface mirrors the tiny spots become immediately visible and can be disturbing.
The application of noSPOT autoclave caps during sterilization helps to minimize the solid spotting on the mirror surface.
When sterilizing dielectric front surface mirrors, always use an autoclave cap.
Some soft spots may still occur, but they can be rinsed off easily and wiped clean with a sterile microfiber or gauze.
Autoclave caps size 0/2 – small gap above the mirror surface prevents deposit of waterdrops
