2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Identification of dental caries and establishment of new caries removing method
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16591906
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Conservative dentistry
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Medical and Dental University |
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Principal Investigator |
OTSUKI Masayuki Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate School, Associate Professor (30203847)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
TAGAMI Junji Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate School, Professor (50171567)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2004 – 2007
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| Keywords | Root caries / QLF / Red fluorescence / Caries detector / Caries diagnosis |
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| Research Abstract |
The aim of this research was to evaluate the diagnosis of the root caries using the Quantitative Light-induced Fluorescence (QLF). Root caries which was determined as the early stage by eye inspection was selected and recorded by the QLF at every 3 months up to 12 months. At this time, the QLF image was recorded after application of caries disclosing dye solution (Caries Detector). Also, the lesion was recorded using a digital camera. Progress of mot caries could detect by QLF as well as the eye inspection increasing ΔR value which was an indicator of the image analyzing system (QLF-pro, Inspector). The QLF seemed to be useful for the diagnosis of the mot caries. More clinical research would be necessary tar establishing the diagnosis of the root canes by the QLF.
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