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Optical coherence tomography and confocal microscopy investigations of dental prostheses

Negrutiu, M.L., Sinescu, C., Hughes, M., Bradu, Adrian, Rominu, M., Todea, C., Dobre, George, Podoleanu, Adrian G.H. (2008) Optical coherence tomography and confocal microscopy investigations of dental prostheses. In: SPIE Proceedings Series. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering. 7139. Spie-Int Soc Optical Engineering ISBN 978-0-8194-7380-6. (doi:10.1117/12.816672) (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:49709)

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Abstract

Dental prostheses are very complex systems, heterogenous in structure, made up from various materials, with different physical properties. An essential question mark is on the physical, chemical and mechanical compatibility between these materials. They have to satisfy high stress requirements as well as esthetic challenges. The masticatory stress may inducefractures of the prostheses, which may be triggered by initial materials defects or by alterations of the technological process. The failures of dental prostheses lead to functional, esthetic and phonetic disturbances which finally render the prosthetic treatment inefficient. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the capability of en-face optical coherence tomography as a possible non-invasive high resolution method in supplying the necessary information on the material defects of dental prostheses and microleakage at prosthetic interfaces. C-scan and B-scan OCT images as well as confocal images are acquired from a large range of samples. Gaps between the dental interfaces and material defects are clearly exposed. We conclude that OCT can successfully be used as a noninvasive analysis method.

Item Type: Conference or workshop item (Proceeding)
DOI/Identification number: 10.1117/12.816672
Uncontrolled keywords: Confocal microscopy, Dental prostheses, Material defects, Optical coherence tomography, C
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: 24 Jul 2015 11:30 UTC
Last Modified: 09 Mar 2023 11:33 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/49709 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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