Method and apparatus for measuring and displaying dental plaque

uspto.gov Sep 20 2016 Dentistry , Patents

A method and an apparatus for measuring and displaying dental plaque are provided, and the method includes the steps of dividing near infrared light output from a light source into measurement light and reference light, applying the measurement light toward a tooth in an oral cavity and scanning the tooth with the measurement light, producing interference light from reflected light and back-scattered light from the tooth and the reference light, generating an optical coherence tomographic image based on a scattering intensity value of the interference light, extracting a dental plaque region having a specific scattering intensity value from the optical ...

Read Full Article

Bookmark or Share this article

Login to comment.

Evaluation of oral vascular anomalies using optical coherence tomography also written by Yasunori Sumi
Validation of swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) for the diagnosis of occlusal caries also written by Yasunori Sumi
Optical approach for monitoring the periodontal ligament changes induced by orthodontic forces around maxillary anterior teeth of white rats also categorized in Dentistry
Complete denture analyzed by optical coherence tomography also categorized in Dentistry
Selectable eccentric remodeling and/or ablation of atherosclerotic material also published in uspto.gov
Longitudinal assessment of subsurface artificial root caries lesions by optical coherence tomography in comparison with transverse microradiography also written by Yasunori Sumi
Swept-source optical coherence tomography as a new tool to evaluate defects of resin-based composite restorations also written by Yasunori Sumi
Non-destructive 3D imaging of composite restorations using optical coherence tomography: marginal adaptation of self-etch adhesives also written by Yasunori Sumi
Imaging natural and artificial demineralization on dentin surfaces with polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography also categorized in Dentistry
Lantis Laser Podcast also categorized in Dentistry