Sensing and Imaging Technology in Dentistry

Dear Colleagues,

Recent developments in sensing and imaging technologies have made a huge impact on the dental field. This impact involves technology applications from the research benchtop to the clinical chairside, and at times both.

Today, dental imaging and sensing tools in clinical dentistry range from applications in the phases of diagnosis and treatment planning to the phases of implementation, monitoring, and maintenance using optical and X-ray sensors in various dental fields; general dentistry, preventive dentistry, operative dentistry, public health, periodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics, oral surgery, oral medicine, pathology, oral and maxillofacial radiology, and orthodontics.

Non-destructive testing and imaging technologies have improved our understanding of dental material–tissue interactions in the dental field, particularly recent high-resolution three-dimensional computer tomography techniques.

Following the success of our Sensors Special Issue on “Sensors in Dentistry”, we would like to once again invite our colleagues from across the world to contribute their expertise, insights, and findings in the form of original research articles and reviews for the current Special Issue, entitled “Sensing and Imaging Technology in Dentistry”. This issue will continue to cover all aspects of clinical and research applications of sensing technologies operating in any region of the electromagnetic spectrum in the field of dentistry. Special attention will be given to 3D and tomographic imaging techniques in the dental field, including but not limited to optical coherence tomography, micro-computed tomography, intraoral optical sensors, and scanners. Articles focusing on the development of other cutting-edge sensors and detectors for intraoral use, particularly early detection, are also welcome.

Prof. Dr. Alireza Sadr
Prof. Dr. Yasushi Shimada
Dr. Turki A. Bakhsh
Guest Editors

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