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Optical Scattering Power for Characterization of Mineral LossDepartment of Oral Science, University of Minnesota, 16-212 Moos Tower, 515 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA, koxxx007{at}gold.tc.umn.edu
Department of Oral Science, University of Minnesota, 16-212 Moos Tower, 515 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Department of Oral Science, University of Minnesota, 16-212 Moos Tower, 515 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Department of Oral Science, University of Minnesota, 16-212 Moos Tower, 515 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Mineral loss in early caries cannot be measured without invasive procedures. To quantify mineral loss without sectioning the tooth, one must determine the optical scattering of the enamel. Using enamel white-spot lesions, we hypothesize that the optical scattering power (Sp) of the demineralized enamel would provide a quantitative estimate of mineral loss. Enamel slabs were demineralized to produce artificial white spots. The data were acquired by means of a Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) camera and image-processing software. For the purpose of comparison, mineral loss (
Key Words: optical scattering power • enamel caries • white spot lesion • mineral loss.
Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 79, No. 8,
1584-1589 (2000) This article has been cited by other articles:
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Z) of the demineralized samples was determined by the use of a microhardness approach after the samples were sectioned. The scattering power correlated well with AZ (r2 = 0.82). In contrast, simple reflectance of the demineralized samples correlated poorly with AZ (r 2 = 0.22). The validity of using scattering power to measure demineralization has been confirmed by a three-dimensional Monte Carlo Simulation. 
