Marion Hirmer, Sergey N. Danilov, Stephan Giglberger, Jürgen Putzger, Andreas Niklas, Andreas Jäger, Karl-Anton Hiller, Gottfried Schmalz, B. Redlich, Gareth J. Monkman, Sergey D. Ganichev
- Transmission spectra of wet human teeth and dentin slices, together with blood of different flow rates were investigated. The measurements carried out over a wide spectral range, from visible light down to terahertz radiation. The results make it possible to find the optimum light frequency for an all-optical determination of pulpal blood flow and, consequently, for clinically diagnosis of tooth vitality.