Title :
Applying optical coherence tomography in dental restoration
Author :
De Araujo, R.E. ; de Melo, L.S.A. ; Freitas, A.Z. ; Zezell, D. ; Vieria, N.D., Jr. ; Gomes, A.S.L.
Author_Institution :
Departamento de Eletronica e Sistemas, Univ. Fed. de Pernambuco Recife, Brazil
Abstract :
Optical coherence tomography was use to perform an evaluation of molar dental restorations. Imaging resolution of 10 μm is achieved and dental cavities small as 50 μm are measured. OCT images were compared with X-ray and optical microscopy pictures.
Keywords :
dentistry; image resolution; light coherence; optical microscopy; optical tomography; X-ray pictures; imaging resolution; molar dental restorations; optical coherence tomography; optical microscopy pictures; Biomedical optical imaging; Dentistry; Image resolution; Image restoration; Light scattering; Optical imaging; Optical interferometry; Optical microscopy; Optical scattering; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics, 2005 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9341-4
DOI :
10.1109/IMOC.2005.1580032
