Caries Detection Methods: Can They Aid Decision Making for Invasive Sealant Treatment?

Caries Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 83-89

  Pereira, A C ^a,b   Verdonschot, E H ^c   Huysmans, M C D N J M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Department of Physical Therapy   (Brazil)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Electrical conductance; Fissure sealants; Laser fluorescence; Occlusal caries

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FISSURE SEALANT;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ENAMEL; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LASER; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS;

AREA UNDER CURVE; COLORING AGENTS; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LASERS; MOLAR; MOLAR, THIRD; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS;

EID: 0035289786     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000047437     Document Type: Article

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