Stomatology ›› 2022, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (6): 562-566.doi: 10.13591/j.cnki.kqyx.2022.06.015

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Research progress in diagnosis of caries with optical coherence tomography

SU Yikun, ZHU Bingzhen, WU Hanxue, LU Qianqian, WANG Jingyun   

  1. Department of VIP, Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, Changchun 130021,China
  • Revised:2021-12-02 Online:2022-06-28 Published:2022-07-21

Abstract: Early detection of dental caries can timely intervene the lesion, terminate or reverse the demineralization process and reduce treatment cost. However, clinical and radiographic examination methods often show low sensitivity in diagnosing caries. As a non-invasive, radiation-free, highly sensitive and specific detection method, optical coherence tomography has a good application prospect in the diagnosis of dental caries. This paper aims to review the principle of optical coherence tomography and its research progress in the diagnosis of smooth surface caries, fissure caries, proximal caries and secondary caries.

Key words: optical coherence tomography, caries, diagnosis

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