Detection of initial caries lesions on smooth surfaces by quantitative light-induced fluorescence and visual examination: An in vivo comparison

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 113, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 494-498

  Heinrich Weltzien, Roswitha ^a   Kühnisch, Jan ^b   Ifland, Susanne ^a   Tranæus, Sofia ^c   Angmar Månsson, Birgit ^c   Stößer, Lutz ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caries risk adolescents; Clinical study; Initial caries lesion; QLF; Visual inspection

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LIGHT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; METHODOLOGY; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DMF INDEX; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LIGHT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION;

EID: 28944433444     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2005.00255.x     Document Type: Article

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