Performance of fluorescence methods, radiographic examination and ICDAS II on occlusal surfaces in vitro

Caries Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 297-304

  Rodrigues, J A ^a,b,c   Hug, I ^a   Diniz, M B ^b   Lussi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c Department of Preventive Restorative and Pediatric Dentistry ^*  (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Caries detection; DIAGNOdent; DIAGNOdent pen; Fluorescence camera; International Caries Detection and Assessment System; Laser fluorescence; Occlusal caries

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; ENAMEL; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DENTAL ENAMEL; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LASERS; MOLAR; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 47949107683     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000148162     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Alwas-Danowska HM, Plasschaert AJM, Suliborski S, Verdonschot EH: Reliability and validity issues of laser fluorescence measurements in occlusal caries diagnosis. J Dent 2002;30:129-134.
2. Attrill DC, Ashley PF: Occlusal caries detection in primary teeth: a comparison of DIAGNOdent with conventional methods. Br Dent J 2001;190:440-443.
3. Bader JD, Shugars DA: A systematic review of the performance of a laser fluorescence device for detecting caries. J Am Dent Assoc 2004;135:1414-1426.
4. Bland JM, Altman DG: Statistical methods for assessing agreement between two methods of clinical measurement. Lancet 1986;11:307-308.
5. Braun A, Krause F, Jepsen S: The influence of the calibration mode of a laser fluorescence device on caries detection. Caries Res 2005;39:144-149.
6. Burin C, Burin C, Loguercio AD, Grande RH, Reis A: Occlusal caries detection: a comparison of a laser fluorescence system and conventional methods. Pediatr Dent 2005;27:307-312.
7. Diniz MB, Rodrigues JD, Paula AB, Cordeiro RD: In vivo evaluation of laser fluorescence performance using different cut-off limits for occlusal caries detection. Lasers Med Sci DOI: 10.1007/s10103-008-0547-1.
8. Ekstrand KR, Ricketts DN, Kidd EA: Reproducibility and accuracy of three methods for assessment of demineralization depth of the occlusal surface: an in vitro examination. Caries Res 1997;31:224-231.
9. Ekstrand KR, Martignon S, Ricketts DJN, Qvist V: Detection and activity assessment of primary coronal caries lesions: a methodologic study. Oper Dent 2007;32:225-235.
10. Fleiss IL: Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions, ed 2. New York, Wiley, 1981, pp 212-225.
11. Francescut P, Zimmerli B, Lussi A: Influence of different storage methods on laser fluorescence values: a two-year study. Caries Res 2006;40:181-185.
12. Fung L, Smales R, Ngo H, Moun G: Diagnostic comparison of three groups of examiners using visual and laser fluorescence methods to detect occlusal caries in vitro. Aust Dent J 2004;49:67-71.
13. Hanley JA, McNeil BJ: A method of comparing the areas under receiver operating characteristic curves derived from the same cases. Radiology 1983;148:839-843.
14. Hibst R, Paulus R, Lussi A: A detection of occlusal caries by laser fluorescence: basic and clinical investigations. Med Laser Applic 2001;16:295-213.
15. Htoon HK, Peng LL, Huak CY: Assessment criteria for compliance with oral hygiene: application of ROC analysis. Oral Health Prev Dent 2007;5:83-88.
16. Huysmans, MCDNJM, Kühnisch J, ten Bosch JJ: Reproducibility of electrical caries measurements: a technical problem? Caries Res 2005;39:403-410.
17. Ismail AI, Sohn W, Tellez M, Amaya A, Sen A, Hasson H, Pitts NB: The International Caries Detection and Assessments System (ICDAS): an integrated system for measuring dental caries. Comm Dent Oral Epidemiol 2007;35:170-178.
18. Kühnisch J, Heinrich-Weltzien R: Quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) - a literature review. Int J Comp Dent 2004;7:325-338.
19. Kühnisch J, Bücher K, Henschel V, Reinhard H: Reproducibility of DIAGNOdent 2095 and DIAGNOdent Pen measurements: results from a in vitro study on occlusal sites. Eur J Oral Sci 2007a;115:206-211.
20. Kühnisch J, Bücher K, Reinhard H: The intra/inter examiner reproducibility of new DIAGNOdent Pen on occlusal caries sites. J Dent 2007b;35:509-512.
21. Lin LIK: A concordance correlation coefficient to evaluate reproducibility: Biometrics 1989;45:255-268.
22. Lussi A, Firestone A, Schoenberg V, Hotz P, Stich H: In vivo diagnosis of fissure caries using a new electrical resistance monitor. Caries Res 1995;29:81-87.
23. Lussi A, Imwinkelried S, Pitts NB, Longbotton C, Reich E: Performance and reproducibility of a laser fluorescence system for detection of occlusal caries in vitro. Caries Res 1999;33:261-266.
24. Lussi A, Reich E: The influence of toothpastes and prophylaxis pastes on fluorescence measurements for caries detection. Eur J Oral Sci 2005;113:141-144.
25. Lussi A, Hack A, Hug I, Heckenberg H, Megert B, Stich H: Detection of approximal caries with a new laser fluorescence device. Caries Res 2006;40:97-103.
26. Lussi A, Hellwig E: Performance of a new laser fluorescence device for the detection of occlusal caries in vitro. J Dent 2006;34:467-471.
27. Mendes FM, Hissadomi M, Imparato JCP: Effects of drying time and the presence of plaque on the in vitro performance of laser fluorescence in occlusal caries of primary teeth. Caries Res 2004;38:104-108.
28. Mendes FM, de Oliveira E, de Faria DL, Nicolau J: Ability of laser fluorescence device associated with fluorescent dyes in detecting and quantifying early smooth surface caries lesions. J Biomed Opt 2006;11:024007.
29. Obuchowski NA: Receiver operating characteristic curves and their use in radiology. Radiology 2003;229:3-8.
30. Ricketts DN, Ekstrand KR, Kidd EA, Larse T: Relating visual and radiographic ranked scoring system for occlusal caries detection to histological and microbiological evidence. Oper Dent 2002;27:231-237.
31. Rodrigues JA, Diniz MB, Josgrilberg E, Cordeiro RCL: In vitro comparison of laser fluorescence performance with visual examination for detection of occlusal caries in permanent and primary molars. Lasers Med Sci DOI: 10.1007/s10103-008-0552-4.
32. Sackett DL, Haynes RB, Guyatt GH, Tugwell P: Clinical Epidemiology: A Basic Science for Clinical Medicine. Boston, Little, Brown, 1991, pp 69-152.
33. Sheehy EC, Brailford SR, Kidd EAM, Beighton D, Zoitopoulos L: Comparison between visual examination and a laser fluorescence system for in vivo diagnosis of occlusal caries. Caries Res 2001;35:421-426.
34. Shi XQ, Welander U, Angmar-Mansson B: Occlusal caries detection with KaVo DIAGNOdent and radiography: an in vitro comparison. Caries Res 2000;34:151-158.
35. Souza-Zaroni WC, Ciccone JC, Souza-Gabriel AE, Ramos RP, Corona SAM, Palma-Dibb RG: Validity and reproducibility of different combinations of methods for occlusal caries detection: an in vitro comparison. Caries Res 2006;40:194-201.
36. Taylor BN, Kuyatt CE: Guidelines for evaluating and expressing the uncertainty of NIST measurement results. NIST Technical Note. Gaithersburg, NIST, 1994, pp 14-15.
37. Thoms M: Detection of intraoral lesions using a fluorescence camera. Proc SPIE Lasers Dentistry XII 2006;6137:1-7.
38. Toraman Alkurt M, Peker I, Deniz Arisu H, Bala O, Altunkaynak B: In vivo comparison of laser fluorescence measurements with conventional methods for occlusal caries detection. Lasers Med Sci 2008;23:307-312.