Characterization of dentin and enamel by use of optical coherence tomography

Authors
Wang, XJ Milner, TE de Boer, JF Zhang, Y Pashley, DH Nelson, JS
Citation
Xj. Wang et al., Characterization of dentin and enamel by use of optical coherence tomography, APPL OPTICS, 38(10), 1999, pp. 2092-2096
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
APPLIED OPTICS
ISSN journal
00036935 → ACNP
Volume
38
Issue
10
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2092 - 2096
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6935(19990401)38:10<2092:CODAEB>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Optical coherence tomographic images of human dentin and enamel are obtaine d by use of polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography. A birefrin gence effect in enamel (lambda = 856 nm) and light propagation along dentin al tubules are observed. The group index of refraction for both dentin and enamel was measured at 1.50 +/- 0.02 and 1.62 +/- 0.02, respectively. (C) 1 999 Optical Society of America.