Human teeth with and without dental caries studied by visible luminescent spectroscopy.
The visible emission spectra and fluorescent life-time from decayed and nondecayed regions of teeth were measured and compared. The spectrum from carious lesions is different from that of noncarious tooth regions. This may offer a non-X-ray method for diagnosing dental caries in humans.
D003731:Dental Caries / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D013057:Spectrum Analysis / Q000379:methods; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology*