Optical coherence tomography correlated with a functional fluorescence imaging for detection and quantification of dental caries

Bennett T. Amaechi; Adrian Gh. Podoleanu; Claudia Mujat; Aristide C. Dogariu; Susan M. Higham; David A. Jackson

doi:10.1117/12.470493

14 June 2002 Optical coherence tomography correlated with a functional fluorescence imaging for detection and quantification of dental caries

Bennett T. Amaechi, Adrian Gh. Podoleanu, Claudia Mujat, Aristide C. Dogariu, Susan M. Higham, David A. Jackson

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Proceedings Volume 4619, Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedical Science and Clinical Applications VI; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.470493
Event: International Symposium on Biomedical Optics, 2002, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Fluorescence radiance loss in enamel following demineralization has been correlated to the amount of mineral lost during the demineralization. The correlation between fluorescence loss measured by Quantitative Light- induced Fluorescence (QLF) and the reflectivity loss measured by an en-face Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) system was investigated in a demineralization process to produce artificial caries. We used an OCT system which can collect A-scans (reflectivity versus depth graph), B-scans (longitudinal images) and C-scans (en-face images). The power to the sample was 250 (mu) W, wavelength (lambda) =850 nm and the depth resolution in air 16micrometers . Transversal and longitudinal images showed the caries lesion as volumes of reduced reflectivity. A-scans, which show the profile of the reflectivity versus depth of penetration into the tooth tissue, were used for quantitative analysis of the reflectivity loss. Both the fluorescence radiance and reflectivity of the enamel decreased with increasing demineralization time. A linear correlation was observed between the percentage fluorescence loss measured by QLF and the percentage reflectivity loss measured by OCT. It was concluded that the decrease in reflectivity of the enamel during demineralization, measured by OCT, could be related to the amount of mineral lost during the demineralization process.

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Bennett T. Amaechi, Adrian Gh. Podoleanu, Claudia Mujat, Aristide C. Dogariu, Susan M. Higham, and David A. Jackson "Optical coherence tomography correlated with a functional fluorescence imaging for detection and quantification of dental caries", Proc. SPIE 4619, Coherence Domain Optical Methods in Biomedical Science and Clinical Applications VI, (14 June 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.470493

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