Comparison of visual inspection, radiographic examination, laser fluorescence and their combinations on treatment decisions for occlusal surfaces

American Journal of Dentistry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 25-29

  Valera, Fabiano Bassalobre ^b   Pessan, Juliano Pelim ^a   Valera, Rubens Carneiro ^c   Mondelli, José ^b   Percinoto, Célio ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c PAULISTA UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; FISSURE SEALANT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL SURGERY; DENTIN; ENAMEL; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; LASER; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH CROWN; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY;

BICUSPID; DECISION MAKING; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTAL RESTORATION, PERMANENT; DENTIN; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LASERS; MOLAR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PIT AND FISSURE SEALANTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH CROWN;

EID: 41549147377     PISSN: 08948275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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