Andrade Sérgio Araújo, de Pilla Varotti Fernando, Bagnato Vanderlei Salvador, Pratavieira Sebastião
1 Núcleo de Pesquisa em Química Biológica (NQBio), Federal University of São João del-Rei-Campus CCO , Divinópolis, Brazil .
2 São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo , São Carlos, Brazil .
Photomed Laser Surg. 2018 Feb;36(2):112-115. doi: 10.1089/pho.2017.4339. Epub 2017 Oct 10.
Demonstrate the use of wide-field optical fluorescence as an adjunctive examination in a clinical routine to oral diagnosis.
Use of wide-field optical fluorescence in the oral cavity has been restricted to topics related to the detection and diagnosis of oral cancer.
In a regular medical appointment, a 58-year-old female patient, without any complaint or oral symptom, underwent the complementary examination by wide-field optical fluorescence. A device with high-power light-emitting diode emitting light centered at a wavelength of (400 ± 10) nm and maximum irradiance of (0.040 ± 0.008) W/cm was used for fluorescence visualization.
We report the location of a firearm projectile, intraosseous, in the maxillary tuberosity using wide-field optical fluorescence.
It is evidenced that wide-field optical fluorescence, within a clinical routine, can provide relevant images and data, with an immediate result, without the use of ionizing radiation, enabling an efficient oral diagnosis.
