An in vitro comparison of detection methods for approximal carious lesions in primary molars

Caries Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 161-169

  Chawla, N ^a   Messer, L B ^a   Adams, G G ^a   Manton, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Approximal carious lesions; Detection; Primary molars

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; LASER; MOLAR TOOTH; OBSERVATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH RADIOGRAPHY;

AREA UNDER CURVE; DENTAL CARIES; DENTAL CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LASERS; MOLAR; OBSERVATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; RADIOGRAPHY, DENTAL, DIGITAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS; TRANSILLUMINATION;

EID: 84859651456     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000337099     Document Type: Article

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