Another emerging method for teledentistry includes near infrared imaging modalities, such as Cross-Polarization Optical Coherence Tomography (CP-OCT). [16, 17] CP-OCT can be compared conceptually ...

Results For detecting any demineralization versus sound pit and fissure enamel, the mean Sen/Sp found was 46.9/85.0 for MID, 80.5/52.5 for CAM, and 83.4/45.0 for CP-OCT.

Diagnosing the condition involves clinical and radiographic examination of these teeth, with some known limitations in determining the extent of the enamel defects. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) ...

The system uses optical coherence tomography (OCT), which has an accuracy in detecting interproximal caries of 87% sensitivity and 86% specificity for enamel caries, and 85% sensitivity and 97% ...

This includes the caries process, and other dental fields, aiming to improve quality of life. However, there are still open research questions that warrant further investigation.

To address this, researchers tested whether shortwave-infrared imaging, thermal imaging, and optical coherence tomography could be used to reliably detect active recurrent cavities.

Visual classification and fluorescence outperformed radiographic imaging in terms of sensitivity with similar specificity estimates. The 64 studies (24,567 tooth sites, 70% prevalence of enamel caries ...

One day soon, a person might be able to find cavities long before they appear on a dental X-ray, and early enough that the decay can be stopped in its tracks. All it would take is an instrument ...

Citation Macey R, Walsh T, Riley P, Hogan R, Glenny A-M, Worthington HV, Clarkson JE, Ricketts D. Transillumination and optical coherence tomography for the detection and diagnosis of enamel caries.