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Dental caries remains the most prevalent chronic disease in both children and adults,x000D
imposing significant financial and societal burdens on families, governments, and health carex000D
systems. Among 5-17 year olds, tooth decay is more common than asthma, hay fever orx000D
chronic bronchitis and is responsible for large numbers of days missed from school and work.x000D
By age 19, 68 percent of youth have experienced tooth decay in permanent teeth. Similarx000D
trends are observed in adults (92% of adults 20 to 64 have had dental caries in theirx000D
permanent teeth). The prevalence of caries suggests that the disease is not being effectivelyx000D
managed in the current standard of care in Dentistry due to insensitivity of clinical detectionx000D
tools and techniques to early caries. The proposed project aims to develop a high resolutionx000D
clinical device for detection and 3-D mapping of early dental caries using lasers and infraredx000D
cameras. The proposed device is expected to reveal dental demineralization at very earlyx000D
stages when the lesion can still be remineralized or healed, creating a painless, cost-effectivex000D
and non-invasive treatment for tooth decay instead of the conventional drilling and fillingx000D
approach. The outcome of this research will be widely useful not only as an early dentalx000D
caries diagnostic imaging technology for Canadians, but also universally to dentalx000D
researchers for carrying out a broad spectrum of research themes in Dentistry. Early dentalx000D
caries detection advantages include: increased chance of successful remineralization,x000D
decreased risk of cavities and reduced treatment costs.