DocumentCode
3168434
Title
Diagnosis of dental caries using millimeter wave reflection
Author
Takeyama, Tsuyoshi ; Nikawa, Yoshio
Author_Institution
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Kokushikan Univ., Tokyo, Japan
fYear
2009
fDate
7-10 Dec. 2009
Firstpage
1196
Lastpage
1199
Abstract
It has been revealed that dental caries are significantly lossy than sound tooth in millimeter waves. In order to diagnose dental caries noninvasively, reflection coefficient of the dental caries is measured and compared to that of sound tooth. The simulation is performed to obtain electromagnetic (EM) wave distribution. The reflection change in frequency domain shows that the caries can be detected by millimeter waves.
Keywords
dentistry; electromagnetic wave reflection; patient diagnosis; dental caries diagnosis; electromagnetic wave distribution; millimeter wave reflection; reflection coefficient; Acoustic reflection; Dentistry; Electromagnetic reflection; Frequency; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave technology; Moisture; Permittivity measurement; Teeth; Temperature; Dental caries; Dental diagnosis; Millimeter wave reflection;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Conference, 2009. APMC 2009. Asia Pacific
Conference_Location
Singapore
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2801-4
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-2802-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/APMC.2009.5384421
Filename
5384421
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