In vitro assessment of methods of applying the electrical caries monitor for the detection of occlusal caries

Caries Research

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 45-53

  Ellwood, R P ^a,c   Cortes D F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b VEIGA DE ALMEIDA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c Dental Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Detection; Electrical Caries Monitor; Electrical resistance; Occlusal caries; Stain

Indexed keywords

TOOTHPASTE;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTIN; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ELECTRICAL CARIES MONITOR; ENAMEL; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TOOTH COLOR; TOOTH OCCLUSION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AREA UNDER CURVE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; DESICCATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MOLAR; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH DISCOLORATION;

EID: 0347949730     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073920     Document Type: Article

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