DETECTION OF INTERPROXIMAL CARIES AIDED BY OPTICAL SENSOR EXAMINING THE OCCLUSAL SURFACE OF TEETH

摘要

There is provided a method for detecting interproximal tooth defects such as caries by injecting light at one or more wavelengths into a tooth and detecting reflected/diffracted light or emitted fluorescence. The detected light intensity is characteristic of a healthy or diseased tooth in the interproximal area.