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Characterization of tooth structure and the dentin-enamel zone based on the Stokes-Mueller calculation
Chia-Wei Sun1, Yao-Sheng Hsieh, Yi-Ching Ho
1National Chiao Tung University, Department of Photonics, Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering and Biomedical Optical Imaging Lab, Hsinchu, Taiwan. chiaweisun@nctu.edu.tw
Abstract:
This is the first study of dentin-enamel zone (DEZ) identification with tooth structure characterization based on the optical Stokes-Mueller measurement. Stokes vectors of a cross-sectional tooth slice were measured using various polarization inputs. The direction of the DEZ is different in enamel and dentin structures; therefore, the Stokes profiles can specifically characterize the structures based on the DEZ. This optical method, using polarimetry, provides a useful tool for characterizing tooth.
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