Oral Diagnostics Tools and Techniques

There are any number of imaging tools used within the oral cavity to effectively diagnose a wide range of maladies and diseases. Within this same context, there are valuable physics concepts utilized accordingly, which create a better understanding for dentistry from a physics perspective. The purpose of this book is to highlight the physics behind various diagnostic techniques used in dentistry. Individual chapters will begin with a general introduction of the technique followed by the basic principle and applications. Each chapter will be prepared in a similar manner to maintain a seamless presentation suitable for practitioners, researchers and graduate students. Some of the major tools discussed will be molecular spectroscopy for oral diagnostics, CBCT (Cone Beam Computed Tomography) which is a highly innovative dental diagnostic procedure, the application of MRI in dental pathologies, color-doppler ultrasound and infrared thermography, among other important physics based techniques.

Key Features:

• Highlights the physics behind various diagnostic techniques used in dentistry.

• Consistent bottom-up approach pedagogical style will be utilized in each chapter.

• Cutting edge topics such as molecular diagnostic techniques, optical coherence tomography imaging and multiphoton microscopy with be included.

• Global spread of respected researchers from different disciplines from both dentistry and physics.