title: Development of a handheld smart dental instrument for root canal imaging.
abstract: Ergonomics and ease of visualization play a major role in the effectiveness of endodontic therapy. Using only commercial off-the-shelf components, we present the pulpascope—a prototype of a compact, handheld, wireless dental instrument for pulp cavity imaging. This instrument addresses the current limitations of occupational injuries, size, and cost that exist with current endodontic microscopes used for root canal procedures. Utilizing a 15,000 coherent, imaging fiber bundle along with an integrated illumination source and wireless CMOS sensor, we demonstrate images of various teeth with resolution of ?48???m and angular field-of-view of 70 deg.
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, PROBE Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.
authors.forename: Chukwuemeka
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Okoro
authors.affiliation: Moon Ark Inc. Los Angeles, Moon Ark Inc., 12340 Rochester Avenue 102, Los Angeles, California 90025, United States.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vartanian
authors.affiliation: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, PROBE Lab, Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United StatesdUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, PROBE Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Bioengineering, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States.
authors.forename: Kimani C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Toussaint
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D003762:Dental Instruments; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D055100:Optical Fibers; D061848:Optical Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation*