Utility of intraoral scanner imaging for dental plaque detection

CONCLUSION: When employing IOS with dental plaque staining, the impact of color was minimal, suggesting that the traditional red stain remains suitable for plaque detection. IOS images appeared relatively blurred and enlarged relative to the true state of the teeth, due to inferior sharpness compared to camera images.PMID:38571782 | PMC:PMC10985524 | DOI:10.5624/isd.20230180

Source: Imaging Science in Dentistry - April 4, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: Chihiro Yoshiga Kazuya Doi Hiroshi Oue Reiko Kobatake Maiko Kawagoe Hanako Umehara Kazuhiro Tsuga Source Type: research