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13 March 2024 Snapshot polarization imaging for detecting changes in tooth color and demineralization
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Abstract
Tooth color is an important parameter in cosmetic dentistry, to measure staining, effects of whitening products, or for matching the appearance of implants to neighboring teeth. The apparent color of teeth is affected by surface (extrinsic) and sub-surface (intrinsic) factors and is still assessed qualitatively by the dentist’s visual impression. This study used a new color polarization camera to quantify tooth color. Recent commercial availability of snapshot color polarization cameras offers a new approach to rapidly quantify tissue color with depth selectivity. We applied this technology to quantify tooth color and are currently investigating its use in assessment of enamel demineralization.
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(2024) Published by SPIE. Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
Thomas Livecchi, Steven L. Jacques, Hrebesh M. Subhash, and Mark C. Pierce "Snapshot polarization imaging for detecting changes in tooth color and demineralization", Proc. SPIE PC12845, Polarized Light and Optical Angular Momentum for Biomedical Diagnostics 2024, PC1284504 (13 March 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3003129
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KEYWORDS
Teeth

Polarization imaging

Cameras

LED lighting

Linear polarizers

Polarization

Visualization

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