A Review of Potential New Diagnostic Modalities for Caries Lesions
A. Hall1,*, and
J.M. Girkin2
1 Glasgow Dental Hospital & School, Adult Dental Care, Glasgow University, 378 Sauchiehall St., Glasgow G2 3JZ, UK; and
2 Institute of Photonics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0NW, UK;
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Figure 1. A schematic diagram to show some of the methods by which waves may interact with objects.
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Figure 2. A composite image of a caries lesion made by a multi-photon technique superimposed on a scattered light image of the tooth.
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Figure 3. A schematic diagram of the method by which OCT produces an A-scan and the way in which serial A-scans can be arranged to produce a tomographic slice of a tooth, known as a B-scan.
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