2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of the monitoring residual tooth thickness instrument using optical coherence tomography
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24792036
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Conservative dentistry
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| Research Institution | Nihon University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Research Collaborator |
MIYAZAKI Masashi 日本大学, 歯学部, 教授 (70239391)
KUROKAWA Hiroyasu 日本大学, 歯学部, 助教 (10291709)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | 光干渉断層画像診断法 / 歯質厚径計測 / 口腔内計測法 |
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| Research Abstract |
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a new diagnostic imaging technique that many potential dental applications. OCT was addressed as a non-invasive cross-sectional imaging of the internal biological system at the submicron scale. The purpose of this study was to examined the application of OCT for monitoring residual tooth thickness. The enamel surface, interface of enamel and dentin, dentin and pulp cavity showed an increase in the signal intensity at the internal of tooth. The current study demonstrated that the OCT was successfully used to signal intensity measurement may be a suitable indication of tooth thickness.
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