ArticleLasers in medical science2019
Visualization of the pulp chamber roof and residual dentin thickness by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography in vitro.
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- Optical coherence tomography's current clinical medical and dental applications: a review.F1000Research · 2021Review
- Handheld optical coherence tomography for clinical assessment of dental plaque and gingiva.Journal of biomedical optics · 2020Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) to display the roof of the pulp chamber and to estimate the residual dentin thickness (RDT) of the pulp complex. The roots of 20 extracted human molars were embedded in epoxy resin, and crowns were longitudinally sectioned in the mesial-distal direction, exposing the pulp chamber. The coronal part of the crown was removed up to an RDT to the pulp chamber roof of 2 mm. Samples were imaged by SD-OCT from coronal view and by light microscopy (LM) in the sagittal plane. Using a microtome, dentin was subsequently removed in four levels from the occlusal aspect in steps of 250 μm. At each level, RDT was documented and measured by both methods. The data were compared (Spearman's rho correlation coefficient, Wilcoxon signed-rank test). Using OCT, the roof of the pulp chamber was first displayed at a maximum RDT of 1.94 mm. The minimal RDT that could be imaged by OCT was 0.06 mm. Values from both methods were strongly correlated (r, 0.83-0.95; p
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