Comparison of digital systems and conventional dental film for the detection of approximal enamel caries

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 431-436

  Pontual, A A ^a   De Melo, D P ^b   De Almeida, S M ^b   Boscolo F N ^b   Haiter Neto, F ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dental; Dental caries; Digital radiography; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; ENAMEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PREMOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY FILM;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BICUSPID; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL ENAMEL; HUMANS; MOLAR; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; X-RAY FILM;

EID: 77956913142     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/94985823     Document Type: Article

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