Optical Coherence Tomography in Early Diagnosis of Oral Diseases
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- 10.2991/978-94-6239-654-8_9How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- Optical coherence tomography; principles; oral diseases; early oral lesions; dental caries; periodontal diseases; oral cancer; premalignant lesions
- Abstract
OCT is a potential diagnostic tool for the early diagnosis of oral diseases. The overall burden of oral diseases is high globally, and screening and early detection can prevent a high incidence of dental caries, periodontal diseases, and oral cancer. Advances in miniature hand-held optic devices and the birefringence property of enamel with the anisotropic property of dentin allow the use of OCT in early caries detection. The varied histology of oral cavity tissue raises limitations in its use. However, with advances in nanoparticles, OCTA, dual-axi, andT and integration of AI, OCT promises to be the standardized diagnostic tool in the future.
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TY - CONF AU - Deepa Palaninadan AU - E. Rajesh AU - N. Aravindha Babu AU - N. Anitha AU - L. Malathi PY - 2026 DA - 2026/04/24 TI - Optical Coherence Tomography in Early Diagnosis of Oral Diseases BT - Proceedings of the Global Conference on Sustainable Energy Systems, Smart Electronics and Intelligent Computing (GCSESEIC 2025) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 96 EP - 106 SN - 2352-5401 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-654-8_9 DO - 10.2991/978-94-6239-654-8_9 ID - Palaninadan2026 ER -