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IULIAN IONIŢĂ1,*
Teeth fluorescence measurements are widely used in teeth decay researches, but less in clinical practice. The fluorescence spectrum strongly depends on many experimental factors. The tooth enamel must present a Raman spectrum with strong polarization anisotropy. Carious lesions of the enamel will produce an alteration of local symmetry and will increase much more scattering of light. This will reduce the anisotropy of the Raman spectra. The 959 cm-1 Raman peak has a high sensitivity to polarization in sound enamel and low sensitivity in carried enamel. Thus, Raman polarized spectroscopy could be a useful method to help fluorescence measurements in early detection of teeth caries.
Fluorescence, Raman spectroscopy, Polarization, Tooth decay.
IULIAN IONIŢĂ, Early diagnosis of tooth decay using fluorescence and polarized Raman spectroscopy, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 3, 10, October 2009, pp.1122-1126 (2009).
Submitted at: Aug. 5, 2009
Accepted at: Oct. 2, 2009
Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications
(2024): Impact Factor = 0.4 - Journal Citation Reports (Clarivate Analytics, 2025)
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