Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of Pathological Mineralized Dental Tissues in a Population of Senegalese Individuals: A Study of 75 Cases | Zendy

Bintou Cathérine Gassama | Zendy; Moctar Gueye | Zendy; Alassane Traoré | Zendy; Babacar Tamba | Zendy; Kawtar Babamou | Zendy; Soukèye Dia Tine | Zendy; A. Wagué | Zendy; Gérard Rey | Zendy; Babacar Faye | Zendy

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Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of Pathological Mineralized Dental Tissues in a Population of Senegalese Individuals: A Study of 75 Cases

Author(s) -

Bintou Cathérine Gassama,

Moctar Gueye,

Alassane Traoré,

Babacar Tamba,

Kawtar Babamou,

Soukèye Dia Tine,

A. Wagué,

Gérard Rey,

Babacar Faye

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of dentistry and orofacial surgery

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2470-9735

DOI - 10.19104/jdos.2016.115

Subject(s) - pathological , mineralized tissues , laser induced breakdown spectroscopy , dentistry , spectroscopy , population , laser , medicine , materials science , pathology , dentin , optics , environmental health , physics , quantum mechanics

Attack by bacteria can induce structural changes in teeth. The aim of this study was to assess the spectra and the densities of mineralized dental tissue chemical components during cariogenic and periodontal pathologies in a population of Senegalese individuals. Studies using in vitro laser spectroscopy or laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) of teeth extracted from selected patients in a hospital have allowed various chemical constituents to be observed. Alterations in these constituents provide an indication of physiological changes in the hard dental tissues which could be affected by caries or by periodontal disease. Hence, LIBS represents a powerful tool to detect dental constituents and for the prevention and biological monitoring.

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