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Assessment of the sealant/tooth interface using optical coherence tomography

Oancea, R., Bradu, Adrian, Sinescu, C., Negru, R.M., Negrutiu, M.L., Antoniac, I., Duma, V.-F., Podoleanu, Adrian G.H. (2015) Assessment of the sealant/tooth interface using optical coherence tomography. Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 29 (1). pp. 49-58. ISSN 0169-4243. (doi:10.1080/01694243.2014.974879) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:49265)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01694243.2014.974879

Abstract

Sealant materials are typically employed in dentistry in order to prevent the development of cavities on the teeth. They prevent bacterial adhesion to enamel, thus arresting the development of demineralization and of caries. In this study, the critical zone of the interface between different sealant materials and the results of the dental work for the teeth processed were investigated ex vivo using swept source (SS) optical coherence tomography (OCT). Optical inspection and X-ray investigation revealed no defects, while SS-OCT proved capable to asses exactly the position, the nature, and the dimensions of each type of these defects. Specifically, different failures were targeted into the structure of pit and fissure sealants, including bubbles, internal cracks, structural defects of sealant material, and structural defects of enamel, with uncovered sealant material and enamel/sealant interface (marginal integrity and marginal adaptation of dental sealant). The investigation of the possible types of defects that may appear into this dental interface was thus accomplished-for the dental practitioner.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1080/01694243.2014.974879
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Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Q Science > QC Physics > QC355 Optics
R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
R Medicine > RK Dentistry
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Giles Tarver
Date Deposited: 10 Jul 2015 10:35 UTC
Last Modified: 17 Aug 2022 10:59 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/49265 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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