Lantis Laser Inc., a New Jersey based company, was formed to commercialize the application of new dental industry technologies, having a competitive edge, exclusivity, and large market potential. Lantis is dedicated to developing advanced dental products for professionals to provide the highest standard of care to their patients.
The Company plans to launch its first product, the Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Dental Imaging System, in the third quarter of 2008. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and LightLab Imaging have given Lantis exclusive rights to the new technology until 2020. OCT represents a major advancement in dental imaging with the ability to provide minimally invasive, but still detailed images of the dental microstructures, allowing dentists to make an earlier and more accurate oral diagnosis.
Lantis’s OTC recently won the “2007 Best of What’s New” award in the Popular Science Magazine defeating thousands of entries to be one of the top 100 Editor’s picks. The technology won in the Personal Health Category as it provides up to 10 times the resolution of a standard x-ray with the exception of emitting the harmful radiation. The OCT Dental Imaging System utilizes an innovative, safe, non-invasive light that is passed over the tooth surface using a small, pen-like handheld scanner to capture images of the teeth. It can be used safely on children (and pregnant women), enabling the dentist to diagnose and implement a program to safeguard the oral health of mother and child alike.
Lantis President & CEO Stan Baron recently stated regarding the award, “We’re very pleased and honored to be recognized by the editors of Popular Science Magazine. Up to this point, the support and interest among dental professionals and the dental trade media have been extremely positive. However, Popular Science Magazine’s Best of What’s New award validates on a larger scale how the capture of reflected light can immediately and accurately reveal on a chair side monitor the earliest stages of cavities, gum disease, and microstructural deficiencies.”
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