Optical Coherence Tomography: a new era in dentistry

Authors

  • Gunjan Gupta AME'S Dental College, Raichur
  • Sunil Dhaded AME'S Dental College, Raichur
  • BN Shalini AME'S Dental College, Raichur

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i4.20553

Keywords:

Optical Coherence Tomography, non-invasive investigation, dentistry

Abstract

Dental prostheses are very complex systems, heterogenous in structure, made up from various materials, with different physical properties. They have to satisfy high stress requirements as well as aesthetic challenges. The failures of dental prostheses lead to functional, aesthetic and phonetic disturbances which finally render the prosthetic treatment inefficient. OCT is a tomography imaging technology capable of producing high-resolution cross-sectional images of the internal architecture of materials and tissues. This includes not only the images of normal and abnormal dental hard tissue structures but also teeth after several treatment methods. It can be used for non-invasive investigations for both in-vivo and in-vitro structural imaging within the oral cavity.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i4.20553

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol.13(4) 2014 p.388-390

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Author Biographies

Gunjan Gupta, AME'S Dental College, Raichur

PG Student, Department of Prosthodontics

Sunil Dhaded, AME'S Dental College, Raichur

Professor & Head of the Department, Department of Prosthodontics

 

BN Shalini, AME'S Dental College, Raichur

Professor, Department of Prosthodontics

 

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Published

2014-09-27

How to Cite

Gupta, G., Dhaded, S., & Shalini, B. (2014). Optical Coherence Tomography: a new era in dentistry. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 13(4), 388–390. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v13i4.20553

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Review Article