School of Electronics Engineering, College of IT Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea.
Department of Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41940, Republic of Korea.
J Healthc Eng. 2019 Mar 6;2019:8973825. doi: 10.1155/2019/8973825. eCollection 2019.
Bonding of braces is an essential part in contemporary orthodontic treatment. For the proper strength of bracket bonding, enamel conditioning or surface treatment on tooth surface is required. Treatment on the tooth surface such as prophylaxis smoothing with pumice and enamel etching results in considerable damages to the enamel surface of the tooth. In this study, we have proposed optical coherence tomography as a noninvasive imaging technique for the evaluation of damage induced during such treatment procedures. Using depth intensity analysis of the obtained cross-sectional images, the damage resulting to the enamel surface was studied after prophylaxis smoothening and etching steps.
托槽粘结是当代正畸治疗中的一个重要环节。为了保证托槽粘结的适当强度，需要对牙面进行釉质预处理或表面处理。牙面处理如用浮石进行预防性抛光和釉质酸蚀会对牙齿的釉质表面造成相当大的损伤。在本研究中，我们提出了光学相干断层扫描作为一种非侵入性成像技术，用于评估此类治疗过程中引起的损伤。通过对获得的横截面图像进行深度强度分析，研究了预防性抛光和酸蚀步骤后釉质表面的损伤情况。
