Document And Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Apr. 18, 2014
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	SCIE
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		168,043,254
Entity Registrant Name	SPECTRASCIENCE INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000727672
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company