Surface area and volume determination of subgingival calculus using laser fluorescence

Shakibaie, Fardad; Walsh, L. J.

doi:10.1007/s10103-012-1242-9

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“…In each system, near-infrared fluorescence emissions from bacterial products are collected using rigid sapphire tips which are placed inside periodontal pockets and slid along the root surfaces of teeth. 68 These results indicate that while visible red laser-fluorescence systems vary somewhat in performance, their laser-fluorescence readings provide a useful estimation of the volume of subgingival calculus deposits present on teeth.…”

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Fluorescence properties of human teeth and dental calculus for clinical applications

Lee¹

2015

J. Biomed. Opt

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Abstract. Fluorescent emission of human teeth and dental calculus is important for the esthetic rehabilitation of teeth, diagnosis of dental caries, and detection of dental calculus. The purposes of this review were to summarize the fluorescence and phosphorescence of human teeth by ambient ultraviolet (UV) light, to investigate the clinically relevant fluorescence measurement methods in dentistry, and to review the fluorescence of teeth and dental calculus by specific wavelength light. Dentine was three times more phosphorescent than enamel. When exposed to light sources containing UV components, the fluorescence of human teeth gives them the quality of vitality, and fluorescent emission with a peak of 440 nm is observed. Esthetic restorative materials should have fluorescence properties similar to those of natural teeth. Based on the fluorescence of teeth and restorative materials as determined with a spectrophotometer, a fluorescence parameter was defined. As to the fluorescence spectra by a specific wavelength, varied wavelengths were investigated for clinical applications, and several methods for the diagnosis of dental caries and the detection of dental calculus were developed. Since fluorescent properties of dental hard tissues have been used and would be expanded in diverse fields of clinical practice, these properties should be investigated further, embracing newly developed optical techniques.

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Fluorescence properties of human teeth and dental calculus for clinical applications

Lee¹

2015

J. Biomed. Opt

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“…As supragingival calculus may have a similar color to teeth, thin deposits of this may be overlooked during clinical examination. A range of methods have been suggested to assist in the detection of calculus deposits, including fluorescence imaging and differential reflectometry (Shakibaie & Walsh, 2012; Shakibaie & Walsh, 2014; Shakibaie & Walsh, 2015c; Walsh & Shakibaie, 2007; Shakibaie & Walsh, 2016). These same methods can be used to help determine the endpoint of successful debridement (Shakibaie, George, & Walsh, 2011; Shakibaie & Walsh, 2015a).…”

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Dental calculus detection using the VistaCam

Shakibaie

Walsh

2016

Clinical & Exp Dental Res

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The VistaCam® intra‐oral camera system (Dürr Dental, Bietigheim‐Bissingen, Germany) is a fluorescence system using light emitting diodes that produce a 405‐nm violet light. This wavelength has potential application for detection of dental calculus based on red emissions from porphyrin molecules. This study assessed the digital scores obtained for both supragingival and subgingival calculus on 60 extracted teeth and compared these with lesions of dental caries. It has also examined the effect of saliva and blood on the fluorescence readings for dental calculus. VistaCam fluorescence scores for both supragingival (1.7–3.3) and subgingival calculus (1.3–2.4) were higher than those for sound root surfaces (0.9–1.1) and dental caries (0.9–2.2) (p < .05). The readings for calculus samples were not affected by the presence of saliva or blood. These results suggest that the use of violet light fluorescence could be a possible adjunct to clinical examination for deposits of dental calculus.

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“…The principles can be applied directly to clinical devices that use fluorescence principles for improved diagnosis and clinical care [47,58] in detection and diagnosis of bacterial biofilms from target biological samples. Fluorescence has particular applications for detecting bacteria because of their porphyrin derivatives, both within planktonic bacteria and within bacterial biofilms, and there already is good support for the presence of porphyrins within target tissue samples [59][60][61].…”

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Application of Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Microbial Detection to Enhance Clinical Investigations

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Lamard²,

Rubinsztein‐Dunlop³

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Photon Counting - Fundamentals and Applications

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Microbial biofilms are complex multi-layered communities of bacteria and fungi which cause a range of oral and other diseases. Efficient detection of biofilms is important for the clinical management of diseases they cause and for providing an endpoint to clinical treatments. For bacterial biofilms, bacterial metabolites such as porphyrins are important molecules for diagnostic purposes, since they fluoresce in the red and infrared regions of the spectrum. Fluorescence is a versatile and powerful diagnostic approach for detection of bacterial biofilms, particularly in dentistry. This chapter provides an overview of fluorescence spectroscopic methods for detection and analysis of biofilms and their derivatives such as deposits of dental calculus and how current technology can be extended using photon-counting detectors. Fluorescence can be used to help discriminate these from healthy tissues. The approaches described have broad applications to clinical and industrial situations where non-invasive detection of microbial biofilms is important.

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Surface area and volume determination of subgingival calculus using laser fluorescence

Cited by 22 publications

References 16 publications

Fluorescence properties of human teeth and dental calculus for clinical applications

Fluorescence properties of human teeth and dental calculus for clinical applications

Dental calculus detection using the VistaCam

Application of Fluorescence Spectroscopy for Microbial Detection to Enhance Clinical Investigations

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