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Spectroscopic Study of Human Teeth and Blood from Visible to Terahertz Frequencies for Clinical Diagnosis of Dental Pulp Vitality

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Transmission spectra of wet human teeth and dentin slices, together with blood of different flow rates were investigated. The measurements carried out over a wide spectral range, from visible light down to terahertz radiation. The results make it possible to find the optimum light frequency for an all-optical determination of pulpal blood flow and, consequently, for clinically diagnosis of tooth vitality.

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Support by the DFG (projects GA-501/10, SCHM 386/3 and MO 2196/1) and the Linkage Grant of IB of BMBF at DLR is greatfully acknowledged.

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  1. Terahertz Center, University of Regensburg, 93040, Regensburg, Germany

    Marion Hirmer, Sergey N. Danilov, Stephan Giglberger, Jürgen Putzger & Sergey D. Ganichev

  2. Department of Operative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Hospital Regensburg, 93042, Regensburg, Germany

    Andreas Niklas, Andreas Jäger, Karl-Anton Hiller, Susanne Löffler & Gottfried Schmalz

  3. FOM Institute for Plasma Physics Rijnhuizen, 3430 BE, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands

    Britta Redlich

  4. Mechatronics Research Unit, Faculty for Electrical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences, 93025, Regensburg, Germany

    Irene Schulz & Gareth Monkman

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Hirmer, M., Danilov, S.N., Giglberger, S. et al. Spectroscopic Study of Human Teeth and Blood from Visible to Terahertz Frequencies for Clinical Diagnosis of Dental Pulp Vitality. J Infrared Milli Terahz Waves 33, 366–375 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10762-012-9872-3

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