Interpretation of bitewing radiographs. Part 1 evaluation of the presence of approximal lesions

Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 379-383

  Eli, Ilana ^a,b   Weiss, Ervin I ^a   Tzohar, Amiram ^c   Littner, Mark M ^b   Gelernter, Ilana ^b   Kaffe, Israel ^b  

^a Section of Operative Dentistry   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Bitewing radiograph; Caries detecting; Experimental lesion; Radiology

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ENAMEL; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICUSPID; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EVALUATION STUDIES; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; MOLAR; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING;

EID: 0030278607     PISSN: 03005712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0300-5712(95)00111-5     Document Type: Article

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