Carestream Dental Celebrates 40 Years of RVG

Posted: October 13, 2022
Edited by Dentaltown staff

ATLANTA—Carestream Dental is celebrating the 40th anniversary of the invention of RadioVisioGraphy (RVG), the fundamental technology behind digital intraoral sensors, which is still used in most sensors today.

In 1982 Dr. Francis Mouyen, a visionary French dentist with a passion for physics, was hard at work inventing a digital X-ray system that could be practical and small enough for dental applications and deliver instant results, a significant industry challenge at the time. Which made it an even greater achievement when Dr. Mouyen patented a way to convert X-ray energy into light and direct it toward a small light-sensitive sensor.

The ability to capture X-rays instantly on a monitor, without film processing, was a breakthrough. Dr. Mouyen went on to partner with engineers at Trophy Radiology (now owned by Carestream Dental) to commercialize the sensor. Since the 1980s, the sensor’s design has gone through several iterations: From initially requiring a large tabletop electronic unit with an embedded display screen to the small portable sensor it is today.

Today, the Carestream Dental RVG sensor is a thin, lightweight—yet durable—device that’s used for everything from a standard check-up to confirming a crown has been seated correctly. RVG sensors are often the very first and the very last step in treatment and care. Because they’re small and portable, the sensors are also often used on mission trips; in mobile clinics visiting underserved communities; and even as part of the Global Mercy’s, the world’s largest NGO hospital ship, mission in Africa.

In celebration of the 40th anniversary, Carestream Dental is offering special promotions and limited-edition memorabilia to commemorate this distinctive milestone.

To learn more about the history of the RVG sensor and see all the ways Carestream Dental is celebrating, visit lp.carestreamdental.com/anniversary.

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