In vivo Effectiveness of Laser Fluorescence Compared to Visual Inspection and Radiography for the Detection of Occlusal Caries in Primary Teeth

Caries Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 437-441

  Rocha, R O ^a,b   Ardenghi, T M ^b   Oliveira, L B ^b   Rodrigues, C R M D ^b   Ciamponi, A L ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Laser fluorescence; Occlusal lesion; Radiography; Visual inspection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FLUORESCENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; MOLAR TOOTH; SCHOOL CHILD; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LASERS; MOLAR; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHOTOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 0242267481     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073396     Document Type: Article

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