Visual-tactile examination compared with conventional radiography, digital radiography, and Diagnodent in the diagnosis of occlusal occult caries in extracted premolars

Pediatric Dentistry

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 341-349

  Chong, Michael J ^a   Seow, W Kim ^b   Purdie, David M ^c   Cheng, Esther ^c   Vincent, Wan ^c  

^a University of Queensland ^*

^b QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dental radiography; Diagnodent; Digital dental radiography; Occult caries; Visual tactile dental examination

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL EQUIPMENT; DENTIN; ENAMEL; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; LASER; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; BICUSPID; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL FISSURES; DENTAL INSTRUMENTS; DENTIN; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LASERS; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 0642280747     PISSN: 01641263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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