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The assessment of orthodontic bonding defects: Optical coherence tomography followed by three dimensional reconstruction

Rominu, R., Sinescu, C., Rominu, M., Negrutiu, M., Petrescu, E., Pop, D., Podoleanu, Adrian G.H. (2011) The assessment of orthodontic bonding defects: Optical coherence tomography followed by three dimensional reconstruction. In: SPIE Proceedings Series. 8172. Spie-Int Soc Optical Engineering ISBN 978-0-8194-8798-8. (doi:10.1117/12.896772) (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:49400)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.896772

Abstract

Orthodontic bonding is a simple yet important procedure that can influence the outcome of treatment in case it is performed incorrectly. An orthodontic treatment shadowed by repeated bonding failures can become unduly long and will decrease patient trust and compliance. Optical coherence tomography has been widely used in ophtalmology but is relatively new to dentistry. Using OCT one can detect aerial inclusions within the orthodontic adhesive or even identify incongruence between the bracket base and the tooth surface. The aim of our study was to identify bonding defects and reconstruct them three-dimensionally in order to be able to characterize them more accurately. We bonded 30 sound human permanent teeth with ceramic orthodontic brackets using a no-mix self-curing orthodontic adhesive. Prior to bonding all teeth were stored in tap water at 4°C and then professionally cleaned with rotary brushes and pumice. The samples were processed by the same person and the rotary brushes were changed after every fifth tooth. All interfaces were investigated by means of OCT and 4 defects were found. Subsequently, the defects were reconstructed threedimensionally using an open-source program. By identifying and reconstructing bonding defects we could assess the quality of the bonding procedure. Since bonding tends to be more accurate in vitro where the environmental conditions are close to ideal, it is probable that defects found in vivo be even greater in number, which leads to the conclusion that this type of investigation is potentially valuable. © 2011 SPIE.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Proceeding)
DOI/Identification number: 10.1117/12.896772
Uncontrolled keywords: Adhesive dentistry, Noninvasive investigation, Optical coherence tomography, Orthodontic bonding,
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
R Medicine > R Medicine (General) > R857.O6 Optical instruments
R Medicine > RK Dentistry
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Giles Tarver
Date Deposited: 16 Jul 2015 13:15 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:20 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/49400 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

University of Kent Author Information

Podoleanu, Adrian G.H..

Creator's ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4899-9656
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