Ar+ and CuBr laser-assisted chemical bleaching of teeth: estimation of whiteness degree

S. Dimitrov; Roumyana Todorovska; Alexander I. Gizbrecht; L. Raychev; Lyubomir P. Petrov

doi:10.1117/12.519589

4 November 2003 Ar⁺ and CuBr laser-assisted chemical bleaching of teeth: estimation of whiteness degree

S. Dimitrov, Roumyana Todorovska, Alexander I. Gizbrecht, L. Raychev, Lyubomir P. Petrov

Proceedings Volume 5226, 12th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.519589
Event: 12th International School on Quantum Electronics Laser Physics and Applications, 2002, Varna, Bulgaria

Abstract

In this work the results of adaptation of impartial methods for color determination aimed at developing of techniques for estimation of human teeth whiteness degree, sufficiently handy for common use in clinical practice are presented. For approbation and by the way of illustration of the techniques, standards of teeth colors were used as well as model and naturally discolored human teeth treated by two bleaching chemical compositions activated by three light sources each: Ar⁺ and CuBr lasers, and a standard halogen photopolymerization lamp. Typical reflection and fluorescence spectra of some samples are presented; the samples colors were estimated by a standard computer processing in RGB and B coordinates. The results of the applied spectral and colorimetric techniques are in a good agreement with those of the standard computer processing of the corresponding digital photographs and complies with the visually estimated degree of the teeth whiteness judged according to the standard reference scale commonly used in the aesthetic dentistry.

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S. Dimitrov, Roumyana Todorovska, Alexander I. Gizbrecht, L. Raychev, and Lyubomir P. Petrov "Ar⁺ and CuBr laser-assisted chemical bleaching of teeth: estimation of whiteness degree", Proc. SPIE 5226, 12th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications, (4 November 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.519589

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