Lasers are traditionally used in dentistry as high-tech surgical tools that can precisely cut both hard and soft tissue and often neatly coagulate in the process. More recently, laser-based imaging ...

Caries detection: Of the studies that met their criteria, the researchers identified four studies that specifically looked at the use of ultrasound for caries detection. For example, a 2003 study ...

Researchers at Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed the world's smallest ultrasound detector. It is based on miniaturized photonic circuits on top ...

Scientists in Germany have succeeded in developing the smallest ultrasound detector ever created, which is tinier than a blood cell and opens up new possibilities in what is known as super ...

References [1] The in-vitro development of novel enzyme-based chemo-mechanical caries removal agents. Journal of Dentistry (2023). [2] High-intensity focused ultrasound: an innovative approach for ...