Caries Detection Methods Based on Changes in Optical Properties between Healthy and Carious Tissue
A conservative, noninvasive or minimally invasive approach to clinical management of dental caries requires diagnostic techniques capable of detecting and quantifying lesions at an early stage, when progression can be arrested or reversed. Objective evidence of initiation of the disease can be detec...
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| description | A conservative, noninvasive or minimally invasive approach to clinical management of dental caries requires diagnostic techniques capable of detecting and quantifying lesions at an early stage, when progression can be arrested or reversed. Objective evidence of initiation of the disease can be detected in the form of distinct changes in the optical properties of the affected tooth structure. Caries detection methods based on changes in a specific optical property are collectively referred to as optically based methods. This paper presents a simple overview of the feasibility of three such technologies for quantitative or semiquantitative assessment of caries lesions. Two of the techniques are well-established: quantitative light-induced fluorescence, which is used primarily in caries research, and laser-induced fluorescence, a commercially available method used in clinical dental practice. The third technique, based on near-infrared transillumination of dental enamel is in the developmental stages. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dc7dc5fa8c3e4529907c1ad831b2d1c12025-08-20T02:21:38ZengWileyInternational Journal of Dentistry1687-87281687-87362010-01-01201010.1155/2010/270729270729Caries Detection Methods Based on Changes in Optical Properties between Healthy and Carious TissueLena Karlsson0Division of Cariology, Department of Dental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Box 4064, 141 04 Huddinge, SwedenA conservative, noninvasive or minimally invasive approach to clinical management of dental caries requires diagnostic techniques capable of detecting and quantifying lesions at an early stage, when progression can be arrested or reversed. Objective evidence of initiation of the disease can be detected in the form of distinct changes in the optical properties of the affected tooth structure. Caries detection methods based on changes in a specific optical property are collectively referred to as optically based methods. This paper presents a simple overview of the feasibility of three such technologies for quantitative or semiquantitative assessment of caries lesions. Two of the techniques are well-established: quantitative light-induced fluorescence, which is used primarily in caries research, and laser-induced fluorescence, a commercially available method used in clinical dental practice. The third technique, based on near-infrared transillumination of dental enamel is in the developmental stages.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/270729 |
| spellingShingle | Lena Karlsson Caries Detection Methods Based on Changes in Optical Properties between Healthy and Carious Tissue International Journal of Dentistry |
| title | Caries Detection Methods Based on Changes in Optical Properties between Healthy and Carious Tissue |
| title_full | Caries Detection Methods Based on Changes in Optical Properties between Healthy and Carious Tissue |
| title_fullStr | Caries Detection Methods Based on Changes in Optical Properties between Healthy and Carious Tissue |
| title_full_unstemmed | Caries Detection Methods Based on Changes in Optical Properties between Healthy and Carious Tissue |
| title_short | Caries Detection Methods Based on Changes in Optical Properties between Healthy and Carious Tissue |
| title_sort | caries detection methods based on changes in optical properties between healthy and carious tissue |
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