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9 February 2012 Human teeth model using photoacoustic frequency response
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Abstract
In this paper, a novel photo-acoustic technique modality utilizing a frequency- modulated Q-switch Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm and coherent frequency domain signal processing is introduced for impulse and frequency responses of biological tissues. We present a photoacoustic technique to monitor the temporal behavior of temperature and pressure in an excised sample of human teeth after either a single laser pulse or during multiple laser pulses at pulse repetition frequencies (PRF) from 5 Hz to 100 Hz. Knowledge of the dynamic characteristics of structural elements often means the difference between normal and abnormal tissue. The determination of the resonance characteristics of structures is termed "modal analysis." The results of our study suggest that it is possible to identify the impulse, frequency response and resonance modes of simplified human teeth. This data provided a powerful tool to differentiate between normal and decay teeth.
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Yasser H. El-Sharkawy and Ashraf F. El-Sherif "Human teeth model using photoacoustic frequency response", Proc. SPIE 8221, Optical Interactions with Tissue and Cells XXIII, 82210J (9 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.903854
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KEYWORDS
Teeth

Photoacoustic spectroscopy

Tissues

Acoustics

Modulation

Pulsed laser operation

Laser sources

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