Fluorescence-Based Methods for Detecting Caries Lesions: Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis and Sources of Heterogeneity

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Gimenez, Thais ^a   Braga, Mariana Minatel ^a   Raggio, Daniela Procida ^a   Deery, Chris ^b   Ricketts, David N ^c   Mendes, Fausto Medeiros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTAL CARIES; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DENTAL CARIES; FLUORESCENCE; HUMANS; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; PUBLICATION BIAS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE;

SCOPUS;

EID: 84875962931     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060421     Document Type: Review

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