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| Author(s): |
Andrade, Sergio Araujo
[1]
;
Varotti, Fernando de Pilla
[1]
;
Bagnato, Vanderlei Salvador
[2]
;
Pratavieira, Sebastiao
[2]
Total Authors: 4
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| Affiliation: | [1] Univ Fed Sao Joao del Rei, Nucleo Pesquisa Quim Biol NQBio, Campus CCO, Divinopolis - Brazil
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Sao Carlos Inst Phys, POB 369, BR-13560970 Sao Carlos, SP - Brazil
Total Affiliations: 2
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Photomedicine and Laser Surgery; v. 36, n. 2, p. 112-115, FEB 2018. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 2 |
| Abstract | |
Objective: Demonstrate the use of wide-field optical fluorescence as an adjunctive examination in a clinical routine to oral diagnosis. Background data: Use of wide-field optical fluorescence in the oral cavity has been restricted to topics related to the detection and diagnosis of oral cancer. Materials and methods: In a regular medical appointment, a 58-year-old female patient, without any complaint or oral symptom, underwent the complementary examination by wide-field optical fluorescence. A device with high-power light-emitting diode emitting light centered at a wavelength of (400 +/- 10) nm and maximum irradiance of (0.040 +/- 0.008) W/cm(2) was used for fluorescence visualization. Results: We report the location of a firearm projectile, intraosseous, in the maxillary tuberosity using wide-field optical fluorescence. Conclusions: It is evidenced that wide-field optical fluorescence, within a clinical routine, can provide relevant images and data, with an immediate result, without the use of ionizing radiation, enabling an efficient oral diagnosis. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 14/50857-8 - National Institute in Basic Optics and Applied to Life Sciences |
| Grantee: | Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 13/07276-1 - CEPOF - Optics and Photonic Research Center |
| Grantee: | Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Grants - Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers - RIDC |