The reliability and accuracy of two methods for proximal caries detection and depth on directly visible proximal surfaces: An in vitro study

Caries Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-99

  Ekstrand, K R ^a   Luna, L E ^b   Promisiero, L ^b   Cortes, A ^b   Cuevas, S ^b   Reyes, J F ^b   Torres, C E ^b   Martignon, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSIDAD EL BOSQUE   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Lesion depth; Proximal caries lesions; Radiographs; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DENTAL CARE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTIN; DENTITION; ENAMEL; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY; VALIDATION STUDY;

DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; DENTITION, PERMANENT; DENTITION, PRIMARY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 79952586357     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000324439     Document Type: Article

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