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ArticleScientific reports2019

3D Dental Subsurface Imaging Using Enhanced Truncated Correlation-Photothermal Coherence Tomography.

Sohrab Roointan, Pantea Tavakolian, Koneswaran S Sivagurunathan, Marie Floryan, Andreas Mandelis, Stephen H Abrams

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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6 authors.

Sohrab RoointanCenter for Advanced Diffusion-Wave and Photoacoustic Technologies (CADIPT), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE)and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3G8, Canada.
Pantea TavakolianCenter for Advanced Diffusion-Wave and Photoacoustic Technologies (CADIPT), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE)and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3G8, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4166-341X
Koneswaran S SivagurunathanCenter for Advanced Diffusion-Wave and Photoacoustic Technologies (CADIPT), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE)and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3G8, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1273-1524
Marie FloryanCenter for Advanced Diffusion-Wave and Photoacoustic Technologies (CADIPT), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE)and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3G8, Canada.
Andreas MandelisCenter for Advanced Diffusion-Wave and Photoacoustic Technologies (CADIPT), Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE)and Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (IBBME), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, M5S3G8, Canada. mandelis@mie.utoronto.ca.
Stephen H AbramsQuantum Dental Technologies, 748 Briar Hill Avenue, Toronto, ON, M6B 1L3, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Development of accurate and sensitive dental imaging technologies is a top priority in the pursuit of high-quality dental care. However, while early dental caries detection and routine monitoring of treatment progress are crucial for effective long-term results, current radiographic technologies fall short of this objective due to low sensitivity for small lesions and use of ionizing radiation which is unsuitable for frequent monitoring. Here we demonstrate the first application of enhanced Truncated Correlation-Photothermal Coherence Tomography (eTC-PCT) to dental imaging. eTC-PCT is non-invasive and non-ionizing, operates well below the maximum permissible exposure (MPE) limit, and features 3D subsurface imaging capability with operator controlled axial resolution. We explore the potential of this method for dental applications and demonstrate its capability for depth-resolved tomographic 3D reconstructions of the details and subsurface extent of a variety of dental defects. To this end, in this proof-of-concept study, dental eTC-PCT imaging results, and its sensitivity to dental caries, are discussed in comparison with visual examination, x-rays and micro-CT imaging.

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Dental CariesHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalProof of Concept StudyRadiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-AssistedSensitivity and SpecificityTomography, Optical CoherenceX-Ray MicrotomographyX-Rays

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PMID31727979
PMCPMC6856164

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