Phosphor Plate Systems vs. Schick CDR Sensors

Here's what dentists who've used both have to say:

Looking At Phosphor Plates to Make Your Office More Efficient? Look Again!

Which one is going to save you time?


Think Phosphor Plate Systems Will Save You Money? Think Again!

Phosphor Plate manufacturers claim of plate longevity lead users to believe that Phosphor Plates can save them money over film and the cost of digital sensors. Impartial studies have proved otherwise. See study: Storage Phosphor Plates: How Durable are they as a Digital Dental Radiographic System?

- “With repeated use of SSP’s the quality of the image is reduced due to the appearance of scratches on the plates.” *

- Plate usage may be limited to 50 times. *

* A. Bedard, T. Davis, Storage Phosphor Plates: How Durable are they as a Digital Dental Radiographic System? U. Missouri-Kansas City, School of Dentistry. 2003

Will Phosphor Plates Give You The Benefits You Want?