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Experimental Implementation of a New Composite Fabrication Method: Exposing Bare Fibers on the Composite Surface by the Soft Layer Method
Published on: October 6, 2017
Effect of resin composite filler on digital imaging fiber-optic transillumination
Yoshiki Ishida1,2, Taira Miyasaka2, Harumi Aoki2
1Department of Life Dentistry, School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo, The Nippon Dental University.
Abstract:
Using a trans-illumination device that applies digital imaging fiber-optic transillumination (DIFOTI) technology, which involves the use of transmitted near-infrared laser light for inspection, the effect of composite resin (CR) restoration of a tooth on caries detection was evaluated. A cavity was formed in a tooth of the lower jaw cut from the specimen, experimental CRs with various filler rates were filled, and the influence of the filler on the obtained image was investigated. On the near-infrared images, the lightness differences between the CR-restored portion and the tooth portion were measured. The translucency parameter (TP) value and the correlation between the lightness differences and TP value of the CRs were investigated. The experimental results showed that the greater rate of macro-filler is, the lighter image and larger TP value. In other words, CR with hybrid filler to increase the TP value is less likely to affect caries detection by DIFOTI.
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