Journal article
Radiographic and Laser Fluorescence Methods Have No Benefits for Detecting Caries in Primary Teeth
Abstract
Clinical guidelines advise that dentists take radiographs in children to detect caries lesions missed by visual inspection; however, due to the current low caries prevalence in most countries, we hypothesized that the adjunct methods of caries detection would not significantly improve the detection of primary molar lesions in comparison to visual inspection alone. We evaluated the performance of visual inspection, alone or in combination with …
Authors
Mendes FM; Novaes TF; Matos R; Bittar DG; Piovesan C; Gimenez T; Imparato JCP; Raggio DP; Braga MM
Journal
Caries Research, Vol. 46, No. 6, pp. 536–543
Publisher
Karger Publishers
Publication Date
2012
DOI
10.1159/000341189
ISSN
0008-6568