Diagnosis and staging of caries using spectral factors derived from the blue laser-induced autofluorescence spectrum

CC Ko, DH Yi, DJ Lee, J Kwon, F Garcia-Godoy… - Journal of dentistry, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to identify the factors derived from the 405 nm laser-
induced autofluorescence (AF) spectra that could be used to diagnose and stage caries …

Spectral characteristics of caries-related autofluorescence spectra and their use for diagnosis of caries stage

SA Son, KH Jung, CC Ko… - Journal of Biomedical …, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The purpose of the present study was to identify factors useful for diagnosis of the caries
stage from laser-induced autofluorescence (AF) spectra. Affected teeth were accurately …

Tooth caries detection by curve fitting of laser‐induced fluorescence emission: a comparative evaluation with reflectance spectroscopy

N Subhash, SS Thomas, RJ Mallia… - Lasers in Surgery and …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objectives Nitrogen laser‐induced fluorescence (LIF) spectra of
sound tooth consists of two broad bands centered at 440 and 490 nm, with two apparent …

Quantitative method to assess caries via fluorescence imaging from the perspective of autofluorescence spectral analysis

QG Chen, HH Zhu, Y Xu, B Lin, H Chen - Laser Physics, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
A quantitative method to discriminate caries lesions for a fluorescence imaging system is
proposed in this paper. The autofluorescence spectral investigation of 39 teeth samples …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of dental caries by LIF spectroscopy with 404-nm excitation

SS Thomas, JL Jayanthi, N Subhash, J Thomas… - Lasers in medical …, 2011 - Springer
The potential of laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) spectroscopy for the characterization of
different stages of dental caries using 404-nm diode laser excitation was investigated. In …

[HTML][HTML] Performance of laser fluorescence at tooth surface and histological section

A Jablonski-Momeni, DNJ Ricketts, S Rolfsen… - Lasers in Medical …, 2011 - Springer
This study aimed to evaluate a laser fluorescence device (the DIAGNOdent) and a visual
classification system (ICDAS-II) for occlusal caries diagnosis. It also aimed to determine …

[HTML][HTML] In situ and in vitro comparison of laser fluorescence with visual inspection in detecting occlusal caries lesions

AB de Paula, JÁDB Campos, MB Diniz… - Lasers in medical …, 2011 - Springer
The aim of this study was to compare the in situ and in vitro performances of a laser
fluorescence (LF) device (DIAGNOdent 2095) with visual inspection for the detection of …

New methodology to assess activity status of occlusal caries in primary teeth using laser fluorescence device

MM Braga, M Saveriano de Benedetto… - Journal of …, 2010 - spiedigitallibrary.org
An in vivo study was conducted to verify the ability of laser fluorescence (LF) to assess the
activity status of occlusal caries in primary teeth, using different air-drying times. Occlusal …

Diagnosis of occlusal caries using laser fluorescence versus conventional methods in permanent posterior teeth: a clinical study

A Sinanoglu, E Ozturk, E Ozel - Photomedicine and laser surgery, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Objective: The purpose of this in vivo study was to compare three different caries detection
methods [laser fluorescence (LFE), visual examination (VE), and radiological examination …

[HTML][HTML] In vivo comparison of laser fluorescence measurements with conventional methods for occlusal caries detection

M Toraman Alkurt, I Peker, H Deniz Arisu, O Bala… - Lasers in medical …, 2008 - Springer
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficiency of the laser fluorescence
(LF)(DIAGNOdent) measurements comparing with visual examination and conventional …