Optical Coherence Tomography in Dentistry: Scientific Developments to Clinical Applications

Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Preface
Editor Biographies
List of Contributors
1 Overview of Optical Imaging Methods Used in Dentistry
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Basic Properties of Light
1.3 Interaction of Light, Matter and Tissue
1.3.1 Reflection
1.3.2 Refraction
1.3.3 Total Internal Reflection
1.3.4 Scattering Including Raman Scattering
1.3.5 Absorption and Fluorescence
1.3.6 Thermal Emission
1.4 Applications to Dental and Oral Disease
1.4.1 White Light Observations
1.4.2 Quantitative Light Fluorescence
1.4.3 Infrared Imaging
1.4.4 Fluorescence and Fluorescence Lifetime
1.4.5 THz and Non-Linear Techniques
1.5 Summary
References
2 Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT): From Basics to General Applications
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Basic Setup and Theory
2.3 Functional and Multimodal OCT
2.4 Applications: From Medical to Non-Medical
References
3 OCT in Cariology: In Vitro and In Vivo Studies
3.1 Introduction
3.2 OCT for Caries Diagnosis and Monitoring
3.3 OCT for Tooth Wear Diagnosis and Monitoring
3.4 Technologies
3.5 Conclusion
References
4 OCT in Restorative Dentistry: Towards Clinical Applications
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Evaluation of Restorative Materials Using OCT
4.3 OCT Research Data of Restorative Materials
4.4 Final Considerations
References
5 Dental Materials Evaluation By Optical Coherence Tomography
5.1 Introduction
5.2 OCT Evaluation of Dental Resin Composites
5.3 OCT as a Tool to Assess the Integrity of Dental Sealants
5.4 OCT to Evaluate Dental Polishing Systems
5.5 OCT in Clinical Evaluation for the Performance of Dental Materials
5.6 Conclusion
References
6 Optical Coherence Tomography in Endodontics
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Basics On Pulp-Dentin Complex
6.3 Root Canal Morphology Studies
6.4 Detection of Vertical Root Fracture
6.5 Viewing the Pulp-Dentin Interface
6.6 SS-OCT Applications
6.7 Crack Formation and Propagation
6.8 Conclusion
References
7 OCT in Pediatric Dentistry
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Dental Caries in Primary Teeth
7.3 Dental Erosion
7.4 Periodontal Aspects of Children Oral Health
References
8 OCT in Orthodontics
8.1 Introduction
8.2 OCT for Orthodontic Bonding Protocols
8.3 OCT Evaluation During the Orthodontic Treatment
8.4 Debonding Protocols Evaluated By OCT
8.4.1 Remaining Resin Measurements Before Cleanup
8.4.2 Remaining Resin and Enamel Thickness After Cleanup
8.5 White Spot Lesions and Caries Adjacent to Brackets
8.6 Microimplants By OCT
8.7 OCT Periodontal Analysis Related to Orthodontic Movement
8.8 Conclusions
References
9 OCT in Prosthodontics
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Prosthodontics
9.3 Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) in Prosthodontics
9.3.1 Removable Prosthesis
9.3.2 Fixed Prosthesis
9.3.3 Dental Implants
9.3.3.1 Microimplants
9.3.4 Digital Dentistry
9.4 Oral Probes
References
10 OCT in Soft Oral Tissues I
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Periodontics
10.2.1 Periodontal Disease: Concept and Management
10.2.2 Current and Classical Methods for Diagnostic and Their Implications
10.2.2.1 Important Structures to Be Considered in Periodontal Diagnostic
10.2.3 OCT Studies
10.3 Conclusions
References
11 OCT in Soft Oral Tissues II: Oral Cancer and Other Oral Abnormalities
11.1 Introduction
11.2 OCT in Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders
11.3 OCT in Oral Cancer Diagnosis
11.4 OCT in Other Head and Neck Tumors
11.5 OCT in Oral Cancer Margin Analysis
11.6 Conclusions
References
12 OCT in Nanodentistry
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Nanodentistry
12.3 OCT Applied to Nanodentistry
12.4 Nanosensitive OCT
12.5 Conclusions
References
13 Summary and Perspectives for OCT in Dentistry
13.1 The Chapters
13.2 Perspectives for OCT in Dentistry – The Author’s View
References
Index