title: Thickness measurement of worn molar cusps by ultrasound.
abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an ultrasonic system for in vitro measurement of cusp tips of human teeth. Each worn cusp of 12 molar teeth was measured with an industrial ultrasonic system. The teeth were sectioned and measured by polarized light microscopy. The ultrasonic measurements and histological readings were moderately correlated (r = 0.601, p < 0.01). The ultrasonic system used in this study seemed a promising method for measuring thickness of worn cusp tips of extracted human molar teeth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Operative Dentistry, Marmara University Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Arslantunali Tagtekin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lagerweij
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hayran
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Stookey
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caliskan Yanikoglu
mesh_terms: D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008859:Microscopy, Polarization; D008963:Molar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009811:Odontometry / Q000379:methods; D014072:Tooth Abrasion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D019217:Tooth Attrition / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D019228:Tooth Crown / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014077:Tooth Erosion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014159:Transducers; D014463:Ultrasonography