Use of diagnodent® for diagnosis of non-cavitated occlusal dentin caries

Journal of Applied Oral Science

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-23

  Costa, Ana Maria ^a   De Paula, Lilian Marly ^b   Bezerra, Ana Cristina Barreto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE BRASÍLIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Diagnosis; Fluorescence; Lasers

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; ENAMEL; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH DISCOLORATION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CAVITY PREPARATION; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL FISSURES; DENTIN; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LASERS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH DISCOLORATION;

EID: 40749087186     PISSN: 16787757     EISSN: 16787765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-77572008000100005     Document Type: Article

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