Diagnostic comparison of three groups of examiners using visual and laser fluorescence methods to detect occlusal caries in vitro

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 67-71

  Fung, L ^a   Smales, R ^a,b   Ngo, H ^a   Mount, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

DIAGNOdent; Laser fluorescence; Occlusal caries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLAR TOOTH; POPULATION RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH OCCLUSION;

EID: 3142723206     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2004.tb00052.x     Document Type: Article

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