Title :
Diagnosis of dental caries using millimeter wave reflection
Author :
Takeyama, Tsuyoshi ; Nikawa, Yoshio
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Kokushikan Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
It has been revealed that dental caries are significantly lossy than sound tooth in millimeter waves. In order to diagnose dental caries noninvasively, reflection coefficient of the dental caries is measured and compared to that of sound tooth. The simulation is performed to obtain electromagnetic (EM) wave distribution. The reflection change in frequency domain shows that the caries can be detected by millimeter waves.
Keywords :
dentistry; electromagnetic wave reflection; patient diagnosis; dental caries diagnosis; electromagnetic wave distribution; millimeter wave reflection; reflection coefficient; Acoustic reflection; Dentistry; Electromagnetic reflection; Frequency; Millimeter wave measurements; Millimeter wave technology; Moisture; Permittivity measurement; Teeth; Temperature; Dental caries; Dental diagnosis; Millimeter wave reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Conference, 2009. APMC 2009. Asia Pacific
Conference_Location :
Singapore
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2801-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2802-1
DOI :
10.1109/APMC.2009.5384421
