High frequency miniaturized transducer for facial and lingual full-mouth human imaging including third molars.

Suhel Khan, Pei Yun Tsai, Baiyan Qi, Mirali Pandya, Casey Chen, Jesse V Jokerst

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Article in Biomedical optics express, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Suhel KhanAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.

Pei Yun TsaiAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.

Baiyan QiAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.

Mirali PandyaHerman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 925 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.

Casey ChenHerman Ostrow School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, 925 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.

Jesse V JokerstAiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.

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Abstract

Photoacoustic/ultrasound (PA/US) imaging can enable noninvasive periodontal diagnosis, but conventional probes are bulky and couple poorly, limiting access to posterior teeth. We developed a miniaturized dual-mode toothbrush-shaped transducer with a couplant sleeve for real-time PA/US imaging across the full human dentition. In vivo imaging of impacted third molars quantified gingival thickness and impaction angle. PA tests with methylene blue showed a 0.25 mM detection limit and 19.32% a relative standard deviation (RSD) across nine tubes, indicating uniform laser emission, enabling pocket-depth assessment without probing. Customized delay-and-sum beamforming improved resolution to 57±1.92 μm (axial) and 81±9.66 μm (lateral), significantly surpassing the default system.

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PMID42311283

DOI10.1364/BOE.593306

PMCPMC13271231

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