Research Article

Optical Measurement of Blood Oxygen Saturation of Dental Pulp

Table 1

Summary of the in vivo SO2 estimation.

SubjectAgeR (470/590 nm)SO2 estimate (%)

A260.75 85.8
B270.95 92.7
C280.79 87.3
D280.80 87.9
E300.49 71.0
F320.63 80.9
G320.87 90.1

Mean 0.75 85.1
S.D. 0.15 7.2