Clinical performance of a laser fluorescence device for detection of occlusal caries lesions

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 14-19

  Lussi, A ^a,d   Megert, B ^a   Longbottom, C ^b   Reich, E ^c   Francescut, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Kinderzahnmedizin   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Caries detection; Caries diagnosis; DIAGNOdent; Laser fluorescence; Occlusal caries; Radiography

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; MOUTH DISEASE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LASERS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0035259929     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0722.2001.109001014.x     Document Type: Article

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