In situ and in vitro comparison of laser fluorescence with visual inspection in detecting occlusal caries lesions

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-5

  De Paula, Andréia Bolzan ^a   Campos, Juliana Álvares Duarte Bonini ^b   Diniz, Michele Baffi ^b   Hebling, Josimeri ^b   Rodrigues, Jonas Almeida ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Caries detection; DIAGNOdent; Laser fluorescence; Occlusal caries; Visual inspection

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARIES; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FLUORESCENCE; GOLD STANDARD; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU METHOD; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OCCLUSAL CARIES LESION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH; VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; LASER; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH OCCLUSION; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL OCCLUSION; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LASERS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY, BITEWING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79952277210     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-009-0731-y     Document Type: Article

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