Evaluation of Incipient Enamel Caries at Smooth Tooth Surfaces Using SS-OCT.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Dental caries, if diagnosed at the initial stage, can be arrested and remineralized by a non-operative therapeutic approach preserving tooth structure. Accurate and reproducible diagnostic procedure is required for the successful management of incipient caries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of 3D swept-source optical coherence tomography (3D SS-OCT) for enamel caries at smooth tooth surface if the lesion was with remineralization. (2) Methods: Forty-seven tooth surfaces of 24 extracted human teeth visibly with/without enamel caries (ICDAS code 0-3) were selected and used in this study. The tooth surfaces of investigation site were cleaned and visually examined by four dentists. After the visual inspection, SS-OCT scanning was performed onto t

SUBMITTER: Shimada Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9457457 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature