Reference number : GC-2017-Q1-00241, amendment number : , agreement type : G, recipient legal name : Mandelis, Andreas (University of Toronto), recipient country : CA, recipient province : nan, recipient city : Ontario, recipient postal code : nan, program name english : Collaborative Health Research Projects, program name french : Projets de recherche concertée sur la santé, program purpose english : 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 care_x000D_
systems. Among 5-17 year olds, tooth decay is more common than asthma, hay fever or_x000D_
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. Similar_x000D_
trends are observed in adults (92% of adults 20 to 64 have had dental caries in their_x000D_
permanent teeth). The prevalence of caries suggests that the disease is not being effectively_x000D_
managed in the current standard of care in Dentistry due to insensitivity of clinical detection_x000D_
tools and techniques to early caries. The proposed project aims to develop a high resolution_x000D_
clinical device for detection and 3-D mapping of early dental caries using lasers and infrared_x000D_
cameras. The proposed device is expected to reveal dental demineralization at very early_x000D_
stages when the lesion can still be remineralized or healed, creating a painless, cost-effective_x000D_
and non-invasive treatment for tooth decay instead of the conventional drilling and filling_x000D_
approach. The outcome of this research will be widely useful not only as an early dental_x000D_
caries diagnostic imaging technology for Canadians, but also universally to dental_x000D_
researchers for carrying out a broad spectrum of research themes in Dentistry. Early dental_x000D_
caries detection advantages include: increased chance of successful remineralization,_x000D_
decreased risk of cavities and reduced treatment costs., program purpose french : 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 care_x000D_
systems. Among 5-17 year olds, tooth decay is more common than asthma, hay fever or_x000D_
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. Similar_x000D_
trends are observed in adults (92% of adults 20 to 64 have had dental caries in their_x000D_
permanent teeth). The prevalence of caries suggests that the disease is not being effectively_x000D_
managed in the current standard of care in Dentistry due to insensitivity of clinical detection_x000D_
tools and techniques to early caries. The proposed project aims to develop a high resolution_x000D_
clinical device for detection and 3-D mapping of early dental caries using lasers and infrared_x000D_
cameras. The proposed device is expected to reveal dental demineralization at very early_x000D_
stages when the lesion can still be remineralized or healed, creating a painless, cost-effective_x000D_
and non-invasive treatment for tooth decay instead of the conventional drilling and filling_x000D_
approach. The outcome of this research will be widely useful not only as an early dental_x000D_
caries diagnostic imaging technology for Canadians, but also universally to dental_x000D_
researchers for carrying out a broad spectrum of research themes in Dentistry. Early dental_x000D_
caries detection advantages include: increased chance of successful remineralization,_x000D_
decreased risk of cavities and reduced treatment costs., agreement title english : Development of a high-resolution photothermal coherence tomography clinical device for detection and 3-D mapping of early dental caries, agreement title french : Development of a high-resolution photothermal coherence tomography clinical device for detection and 3-D mapping of early dental caries, agreement number : CHRPJ, agreement value : 358647.0, agreement start date : 2017-04-25, agreement end date : nan, description english : nan, description french : nan, expected results english : nan, expected results french : nan, additional information english : Grant or Award spanning more than one fiscal year. (2017-2018 to 2020-2021), additional information french : Subvention ou bourse octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier. (2017-2018 à 2020-2021), owner organization : nserc-crsng, owner organization title : Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada | Conseil de recherches en sciences naturelles et en génie du Canada