Dental caries paradigms in diagnosis and diagnostic research

European Journal of Oral Sciences

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 263-277

  Baelum, Vibeke ^a   Heidmann, Jens ^a   Nyvad, Bente ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Caries; Clinical decision making; Diagnosis; Reliability

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESEARCH; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MOUTH DISEASE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; UNCERTAINTY;

DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSIS, ORAL; FORECASTING; HUMANS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; PROBABILITY; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 33746552713     PISSN: 09098836     EISSN: 16000722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0722.2006.00383.x     Document Type: Review

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