Early Dental Caries and Demineralization Measurements by Using Portable OCT Scanner

Serioh Okaneya, Serioh Okaneya, Tatsuo Shiina

2025

Abstract

There is an increasing need in dental research and clinical practice for accurate measurements of teeth. Currently, methods such as x-rays and quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) are used, but there are problems such as the effects of radiation and limitations in resolution. Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) used in this study uses near-infrared light, which has no effect on the human body and provides very high resolution in the range of tens of micrometers. OCT allows for non-invasive imaging, making it safer for repeated use and ideal for monitoring caries progression over time. In this study, we developed a portable OCT scanner specialized for dental use and measured and evaluated early caries and demineralization.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Okaneya S. and Shiina T. (2025). Early Dental Caries and Demineralization Measurements by Using Portable OCT Scanner. In Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: PHOTOPTICS; ISBN 978-989-758-736-8, SciTePress, pages 95-101. DOI: 10.5220/0013151700003902

in Bibtex Style

@conference{photoptics25,
author={Serioh Okaneya and Tatsuo Shiina},
title={Early Dental Caries and Demineralization Measurements by Using Portable OCT Scanner},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: PHOTOPTICS},
year={2025},
pages={95-101},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013151700003902},
isbn={978-989-758-736-8},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: PHOTOPTICS
TI - Early Dental Caries and Demineralization Measurements by Using Portable OCT Scanner
SN - 978-989-758-736-8
AU - Okaneya S.
AU - Shiina T.
PY - 2025
SP - 95
EP - 101
DO - 10.5220/0013151700003902
PB - SciTePress