Recent advances and applications of random lasers and random fiber lasers

ASL Gomes, AL Moura, CB de Araújo… - Progress in Quantum …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Random Lasers (RLs) and Random Fiber Lasers (RFLs) have been the subject of
intense research since their first experimental demonstration in 1994 and 2007, respectively …

[HTML][HTML] Detection, diagnosis, and monitoring of early caries: the future of individualized dental care

M Abdelaziz - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dental caries remains a significant global health issue. It was highlighted by the World
Health Organization's 2022 reports that despite the efforts and scientific advancements in …

Caries-preventing effect of a hydroxyapatite-toothpaste in adults: a 18-month double-blinded randomized clinical trial

E Paszynska, M Pawinska, J Enax, F Meyer… - Frontiers in Public …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Dental caries is a worldwide challenge for public health. The aim of this 18-
month double-blinded, randomized, clinical trial was to compare the caries-preventing effect …

Near infrared transillumination compared with radiography to detect and monitor proximal caries: A clinical retrospective study

M Abdelaziz, I Krejci, T Perneger, A Feilzer… - Journal of dentistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To compare near infrared transillumination device, DIAGNOcam (DC) and
bitewing radiography (BW) for the detection of proximal caries. Materials and methods This …

Performance of the caries diagnosis feature of intraoral scanners and near‐infrared imaging technology—A narrative review

WS Lin, A Alfaraj, F Lippert… - Journal of Prosthodontics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To describe and discuss the benefits and drawbacks of various dental caries
diagnostic techniques, including the use of intraoral scanners for caries diagnosis based on …

Short-wave infrared super-continuum lasers for early detection of dental caries

MN Islam - US Patent 9,500,635, 2016 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system and method for using near-infrared or short-wave infrared (SWIR)
sources such as lamps, thermal sources, LEDs, laser diodes, Super-luminescent laser …

Comparison of diagnostic methods for early interproximal caries detection with near-infrared light transillumination: an in vivo study

IH Baltacioglu, K Orhan - BMC Oral Health, 2017 - Springer
Background Although numerous studies have used digital intraoral imaging, only a few
studies have used photo-optical methods for the diagnosis of caries. Moreover, several …

Detection and analysis of enamel cracks by ICG‐NIR fluorescence dental imaging

Z Li, YV Holamoge, Z Li, W Zaid… - Annals of the New …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cracked teeth are the third most common cause of tooth loss, but there is no reliable
imaging tool for the diagnosis of cracks. Here, we demonstrate the feasibility of indocyanine …

Clinical performance of clinical-visual examination, digital bitewing radiography, laser fluorescence, and near-infrared light transillumination for detection of non …

N Kocak, E Cengiz-Yanardag - Lasers in Medical Science, 2020 - Springer
The aim of this study was to compare the clinical performance of clinical-visual examination
using the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) II, digital bitewing …

Exploiting nanomaterials for optical coherence tomography and photoacoustic imaging in nanodentistry

A Das, GCC Raposo, DS Lopes, EJ da Silva… - Nanomaterials, 2022 - mdpi.com
There is already a societal awareness of the growing impact of nanoscience and
nanotechnology, with nanomaterials (with at least one dimension less than 100 nm) now …