Photoacoustic imaging of occlusal incipient caries in the visible and near-infrared range.

Evair Josino da Silva Erica Muniz de Miranda Cláudia Cristina Brainer de Oliveira Mota Avishek Das Anderson Stevens Leonidas Gomes

Published in: Imaging science in dentistry (2021)

The results presented here are promising and corroborate that photoacoustic imaging can be applied as a diagnostic tool in caries research. New studies should focus on developing a clinical model of photoacoustic imaging applications in dentistry, including soft tissues. The use of inexpensive light-emitting diodes together with a miniaturized detector will make photoacoustic imaging systems more flexible, user-friendly, and technologically viable.

Keyphrases

high resolution
fluorescence imaging
magnetic resonance
computed tomography
mass spectrometry
oral health