Magnification—An Interesting Optical Property of Dentin
- 1 July 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Dental Research
- Vol. 55 (4) , 639-642
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345760550041601
Abstract
Thin disks of calcified and decalcified coronal dentin were examined for optical properties. When images were transmitted from a pulpal-to-occlusal direction, the image was magnified ; when the disks were inverted, the image was reduced in size. Magnification is presumably the result of the divergence of dentinal tubules. The image transmission may be a light-pipe or fiberoptic phenomenon.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- FIBER OPTICS PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS IN MEDICINEAnnals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1969