Accuracy and reproducibility of conventional radiographic assessment and subtraction radiography in detecting demineralization in occlusal surfaces

Caries Research

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-128

  Ricketts, D N J ^a   Ekstrand, K R ^a,c   Martignon, S ^c,d   Ellwood, R ^b   Alatsaris, M ^a   Nugent, Z ^a  

^a DUNDEE DENTAL HOSPITAL AND SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Dental Health Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSIDAD EL BOSQUE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Digital radiography; Occlusal caries; Subtraction

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROC CURVE; TOOTH DISEASE; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; HUMANS; MOLAR; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TOOTH DEMINERALIZATION; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 33846885211     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098045     Document Type: Article

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