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Morphological characterization of dental prostheses interfaces using optical coherence tomography

Sinescu, Cosmin and Negrutiu, Meda Lavinia and Ionita, Ciprian and Marsavina, Liviu and Negru, Radu and Caplescu, Cristiana and Bradu, Adrian and Topală, Florin and Rominu, Roxana Otilia and Petrescu, Emanuela and Leretter, Marius and Rominu, Mihai and Podoleanu, Adrian Gh. (2010) Morphological characterization of dental prostheses interfaces using optical coherence tomography. In: Medical Imaging 2010: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging. Proceedings of SPIE . SPIE. ISBN 978-0-8194-8027-9. (doi:10.1117/12.844533) (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:49440)

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http://www.dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.844533

Abstract

Fixed partial prostheses as integral ceramic, polymers, metal-ceramic or metal-polymers bridges are mainly used in the frontal part of the dental arch (especially the integral bridges). They have to satisfy high stress as well as esthetic requirements. The masticatory stress may induce fractures of the bridges. These may be triggered by initial materials defects or by alterations of the technological process. The fractures of these bridges lead to functional, esthetic and phonetic disturbances which finally render the prosthetic treatment inefficient. Dental interfaces represent one of the most significant aspects in the strength of the dental prostheses under the masticatory load. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the capability of optical coherence tomography (OCT) to characterize the dental prostheses interfaces. The materials used were several fixed partial prostheses integral ceramic, polymers, metal-ceramic and metal-polymers bridges. It is important to produce both C-scans and B-scans of the defects in order to differentiate morphological aspects of the bridge infrastructures. The material defects observed with OCT were investigated with micro-CT in order to prove their existence and positions. In conclusion, it is important to have a non invasive method to investigate dental prostheses interfaces before the insertion of prostheses in the oral cavity.

Item Type: Book section
DOI/Identification number: 10.1117/12.844533
Additional information: Unmapped bibliographic data: C7 - 76261P [EPrints field already has value set] LA - English [Field not mapped to EPrints] J2 - Progr. Biomed. Opt. Imaging Proc. SPIE [Field not mapped to EPrints] AD - School of Dentistry, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Timisoara, Bd. Revolutiei din 1989 Nr.9, 300070, Timisoara, Romania [Field not mapped to EPrints] AD - State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, United States [Field not mapped to EPrints] AD - Strength of Materials Department, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania [Field not mapped to EPrints] AD - University of Kent, School of Physical Sciences, Applied Optics Group, Canterbury, CT2 7NH, United Kingdom [Field not mapped to EPrints] DB - Scopus [Field not mapped to EPrints] A4 - The Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE); Medtronic, Inc.; Aeroflex, Inc.; Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.; OpenXi; Tungsten Heavy Powder, Inc. [Field not mapped to EPrints] C3 - Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE [Field not mapped to EPrints]
Uncontrolled keywords: Dental prostheses interfaces, Dentistry, Fixed partial dentures, Micro-CT, Optical coherence tomography, Bridge infrastructure, Dental arches, Fixed partial dentures, High stress, Integral bridges, Material defect, Micro CT, Morphological aspects, Morphological characterization, Noninvasive methods, Optical coherence Tomography, Oral cavity, Technological process, Ceramic materials, Coherent light, Computerized tomography, Defects, Dentistry, Fracture, Mastication, Medical imaging, Metals, Polymers, Dental prostheses
Subjects: 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: 15 Jul 2015 08:14 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:20 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/49440 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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