In order to understand the spatial development of polymerization shrinkage stress in dental resin-composite restorations, Digital Image Correlation was used to provide full-field displacement/strain measurement of restored model glass cavities by correlating images of the restoration taken before and after polymerization.
Li, J., Thakur, P., Fok, A. S. L. Shrinkage of Dental Composite in Simulated Cavity Measured with Digital Image Correlation. J. Vis. Exp. (89), e51191, doi:10.3791/51191 (2014).