Abstract #4520

Microstructural Assessment of Dental Tissues by Quantitative MRI Using Ultra-Short Echo Times (UTE): In-Vitro Evaluation

Sad Boujraf^1,2, Christian Hofmann^1,3, Johannes Ulrici⁴, Erich Hell⁴, Bernd Haller³, Volker Rasche¹

¹Department of Internal Medicine II, University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm, Germany; ²Department of Biophysics and Clinical MRI Methods, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Fez, Fez, Morocco; ³Department of paraodontology, Dental University Clinic of Ulm, Ulm, Germany; ⁴Sirona Dental Systems GmbH, Bensheim, Germany

The aim of this study is to proof the feasibility of UTE-MRI for assessing teeth morphology, including enamel, dentin, pulpa and root-material.