作者
Yasushi Shimada, Alireza Sadr, Michael F Burrow, Junji Tagami, Nobuyoshi Ozawa, Yasunori Sumi
发表日期
2010/8/1
期刊
Journal of dentistry
卷号
38
期号
8
页码范围
655-665
出版商
Elsevier
简介
OBJECTIVES
In this laboratory study, we examined the use of a swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) as a diagnostic tool for occlusal caries.
METHODS
One-hundred and eleven investigation sites of occlusal fissures were selected from 62 extracted teeth and examined visually using conventional dental equipment without any magnification. SS-OCT observations were carried out on the same locations as where the conventional examination had been performed. The teeth were then sectioned using a diamond saw and directly viewed under a confocal laser scanning microscope (CLSM). Presence and extent of caries was scored in each observation and the obtained results from SS-OCT and conventional visual inspection were compared with the CLSM. The reproducibility and indices of sensitivity and specificity of SS-OCT were calculated and compared with those of the visual inspection. The …
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