Occlusal caries detection in permanent molars according to WHO basic methods, ICDAS II and laser fluorescence measurements

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 475-484

  Kühnisch, Jan ^a   Berger, Susanne ^b   Goddon, Inka ^b   Senkel, Helga ^b   Pitts, Nigel ^c   Heinrich Weltzien, Roswitha ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Public Dental Health Office Schwelm   (Germany)

^c Mackenzie Building   (United Kingdom)

^d FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Caries detection; Dental caries; Epidemiology; Pits and fissures

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LASER; MALE; MOLAR TOOTH; TOOTH PLAQUE;

CHILD; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DENTAL PLAQUE INDEX; DMF INDEX; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; GERMANY; HUMANS; LASERS; MALE; MOLAR;

EID: 55349120556     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2008.00436.x     Document Type: Article

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