Occlusal caries detection: A comparison of DIAGNOdent® and two conventional diagnostic methods

Journal of Clinical Dentistry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 76-82

  Reis, Alessandra ^a   Zach Jr , Valter Leo ^b   Pedroso De Lima, Antonio Carlos ^b   De Lima Navarro, Maria Fidela ^b   Miranda Grande, Rosa Helena ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO OESTE DE SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; DENTAL CARIES; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ENAMEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LASER; MEASUREMENT; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BICUSPID; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; HUMANS; LASERS; MOLAR; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH CROWN;

EID: 12344332278     PISSN: 08958831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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