Open AccessDental OCT
Author(s) -
Bill W. Colston,
Ujwal S. Sathyam,
Laercio DaSilva,
Matthew J. Everett,
Pieter Stroeve,
Linda L. Otis
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.3.000230
Subject(s) - optical coherence tomography , optics , interferometry , medical imaging , optical tomography , biomedical engineering , coherence (philosophical gambling strategy) , materials science , dentistry , medicine , radiology , physics , quantum mechanics
We present here the first in vivo optical coherence tomography (OCT) images of human dental tissue. A novel dental optical coherence tomography system has been developed. This system incorporates the interferometer sample arm and transverse scanning optics into a handpiece that can be used intraorally to image human dental tissues. The average imaging depth of this system varied from 3 mm in hard tissues to 1.5 mm in soft tissues. We discuss the application of this imaging system for dentistry and illustrate the potential of our dental OCT system for diagnosis of periodontal disease, detection of caries, and evaluation of dental restorations.