Risk factors for a false positive test outcome in diagnosis of caries in approximal surfaces: Impact of radiographic modality and observer characteristics

Caries Research

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 170-176

  Wenzel, Ann ^a   Haiter Neto, F ^b   Gotfredsen, E ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Approximal tooth surfaces; Dental caries diagnosis; Radiography, digital

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL CARIES; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

BICUSPID; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DENTAL CARIES; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOLAR; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; X-RAY INTENSIFYING SCREENS;

EID: 34147151782     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000099314     Document Type: Article

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