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Doppler Optical Coherence Tomography of Retinal Circulation
Published on: September 18, 2012
Optical Coherence Tomography
Rujuta A Katkar1, Satyashankara Aditya Tadinada2, Bennett T Amaechi3
1Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, UT Health, School of Dentistry, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA.
Abstract:
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a noninvasive diagnostic technique providing cross-sectional images of biologic structures based on the differences in tissue optical properties. OCT has been widely used in numerous clinical applications and is becoming popular as a promising technology in dentistry. Today, dental hard (tooth) and soft (hard palate mucosa and gingiva mucosa) tissues are visualized with OCT. With new developments in technology, the applications of OCT are being investigated in various fields in dentistry, such as to detect microleakage around restoration, tooth cracks/fractures, examination of periodontal tissues/pockets, early detection of oral cancerous tissues, and in endodontics for location of pulp canal.
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