Infrared spectroscopy for clinical diagnosis of dental pulp vitality

Author

Drexler, C. ; Hirmer, M. ; Danilov, S.N. ; Giglberger, S. ; Putzger, J. ; Niklas, A. ; Jäger, A. ; Hiller, K.A. ; Löffler, S. ; Schmalz, G. ; Redlich, B. ; Schulz, I. ; Monkman, G. ; Ganichev, S.D.

Author_Institution

Terahertz Center, Univ. of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany

fYear

2012

fDate

23-28 Sept. 2012

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

Transmission spectra of wet human teeth and dentin slices, together with blood of different flow rates were investigated over a wide spectral range, from visible to terahertz (THz) light. The results make it possible to find the optimum light frequency for an all-optical determination of pulpal blood flow and, consequently, for clinically diagnosis of tooth vitality.

Keywords

bio-optics; dentistry; haemodynamics; haemorheology; infrared spectroscopy; patient diagnosis; clinical diagnosis; dental pulp vitality; dentin slices; infrared spectroscopy; optimum light frequency; pulpal blood flow rates; terahertz light; tooth vitality; transmission spectra; visible light; wet human teeth; Blood; Blood flow; Dentistry; Educational institutions; Humans; Spectroscopy; Teeth;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2012 37th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wollongong, NSW

ISSN

2162-2027

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-1598-2

Electronic_ISBN

2162-2027

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2012.6380091

Filename

6380091