Evaluation of visual, explorer, and a laser device for detection of early occlusal caries

Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-48

  El Housseiny, Azza A ^a,b   Jamjoum, Hana ^b  

^a Alexandria University ^*  (Egypt)

^b KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; ENAMEL; EVALUATION; FIBER OPTICS; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; MOUTH DISEASE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICS;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL FISSURES; DENTIN; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; FIBER OPTICS; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LASERS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; STATISTICS;

EID: 0035460161     PISSN: 10534628     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17796/jcpd.26.1.ch28322k5837j772     Document Type: Article

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