Why do doctors and dentists use concave mirrors?

Answer 1

The concave mirrors provide a magnified reflection of whatever is being reflected. Since the doctors - and especially dentists - are often looking for small details in the reflection, this can be quite useful. This is often carried to an even higher level by surgeons who wear magnifying binoculars while conducting delicate surgeries.

Answer 2

dentist generally use concave mirrors as it is a converging lens it is used for converging most of the light to see the teeth or the focused area more clearly.

Answer 3

Yeah.

they use concave mirrors to give a magnified image of the tooth/teeth.

Answer 4

because a concave mirror when inside the focal lengh(close up) enlarges the image. In this case it would make the teeth much easier to see

Answer 5

this is because it is equal to the convex lens which is also Known as converging lens . It makes the light to go in a straight line.

Answer 6

They're convex - so that the reflected image is larger than the original.