Today the diagnosis of caries is based mainly on examinations by visual inspection, dental
probe or by x-rays. All methods are very limited when either initial or undermining caries …

This study compared the fluorescence spectra obtained at three laser excitation
wavelengths from intact enamel, sound dentin and carious dentin. Results were analyzed …

In view of its potential for caries diagnostics, fluorescence spectroscopy in optical range has
been the object of research for the last years. In the frames of this work the comparative …

The aim of this study was to investigate the intrinsic fluorescence in human teeth in vitro and
its correspondence to the stages of the carious lesions using different excitation sources …

Objectives: Motivated by the poor sensitivity of visual inspection and radiography in the
detection of occlusal caries hidden under a macroscopically sound surface, we explored the …

Abstract Background and Objectives The intrinsic fluorescence of carious human teeth, of
different stages of teeth demineralization, and the correspondence of such fluorescence to …

Because of the limitations of visual inspection and dental radiographs for detecting early or
hidden forms of dental caries, much effort has been expended developing additional …

A conservative, noninvasive or minimally invasive approach to clinical management of
dental caries requires diagnostic techniques capable of detecting and quantifying lesions at …

We present the clinical applicability of fluorescence ratio reference standard (FRRS) to
discriminate different stages of dental caries. Toward this, laser-induced autofluorescence …

OBJECTIVE: To report the use of spectroscopic analysis of dental fluorescence excited with
a blue InGaN laser diode operating at 405nm. METHOD: The spectra resulting from three …