Fixed partial dentures investigated by optical coherent tomography

Cosmin Sinescu M.D.; Meda Negrutiu; Carmen Todea D.D.S.; Mike Hughes; Florin Tudorache; Adrian Gh. Podoleanu

doi:10.1117/12.766315

5 March 2008 Fixed partial dentures investigated by optical coherent tomography

Cosmin Sinescu M.D., Meda Negrutiu, Carmen Todea D.D.S., Mike Hughes, Florin Tudorache, Adrian Gh. Podoleanu

Proceedings Volume 6847, Coherence Domain Optical Methods and Optical Coherence Tomography in Biomedicine XII; 684707 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.766315
Event: SPIE BiOS, 2008, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Fixed partial prostheses as integral ceramics, integral polymers, metal ceramics or metal polymers bridges, are mainly used in the frontal part of the dental arch (especially the integral bridges). They have to satisfy high stress requirements as well as esthetic. The masticatory stress may induce fractures of the bridges. These may be triggered by initial materials defects or by alterations of the technological process. The fractures of these bridges lead to functional, esthetic and phonetic disturbances which finally render the prosthetic treatment inefficient. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the capability of en-face optical coherence tomography (OCT) in detection and analysis of possible fractures in several integral fixed partial dentures. The materials used were represented by several fixed partial prostheses, integral ceramics, integral polymers, metal ceramics and metal polymers bridges. In order to discover the defects, scanning was performed from incisal, vestibular, oral and cervical directions material defects such as fractures and pores were investigated using OCT. In conclusion, en-face OCT has proven as a valuable non invasive method to investigate fixed partial prostheses before their insertion in the oral cavity.

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Cosmin Sinescu M.D., Meda Negrutiu, Carmen Todea D.D.S., Mike Hughes, Florin Tudorache, and Adrian Gh. Podoleanu "Fixed partial dentures investigated by optical coherent tomography", Proc. SPIE 6847, Coherence Domain Optical Methods and Optical Coherence Tomography in Biomedicine XII, 684707 (5 March 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.766315

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