Detection activity assessment and diagnosis of dental caries lesions

MM Braga, FM Mendes, KR Ekstrand - Dental clinics, 2010 - dental.theclinics.com
The word diagnosis (plural, diagnoses) is derived from the Greek ''dia''meaning
''through''and ''gnosis''meaning ''knowledge''. 1 Thus,''to diagnose''implies that it is only …

A systematic review of the performance of a laser fluorescence device for detecting caries

JD Bader, DA Shugars - The Journal of the American Dental Association, 2004 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Background The DIAGNOdent, or DD (KaVo America, Lake Zurich, Ill.), a device
for detecting caries using laser fluorescence, has been growing in popularity during the past …

Performance of fluorescence methods, radiographic examination and ICDAS II on occlusal surfaces in vitro

JA Rodrigues, I Hug, MB Diniz, A Lussi - Caries research, 2008 - karger.com
This study compared the performance of fluorescence-based methods, radiographic
examination, and International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) II on …

Performance of a new laser fluorescence device for the detection of occlusal caries in vitro

A Lussi, E Hellwig - Journal of dentistry, 2006 - Elsevier
The new device DIAGNOdent pen based on red laser light induced fluorescence was
introduced for the detection of approximal and occlusal caries. The aim of this study was to …

Influence of different storage methods on laser fluorescence values: a two-year study

P Francescut, B Zimmerli, A Lussi - Caries research, 2006 - karger.com
The aim of this study was to assess the influence on the infrared laser fluorescence
response of some storage methods commonly used in dental research. Forty extracted …

Clinical performance of two visual scoring systems in detecting and assessing activity status of occlusal caries in primary teeth

MM Braga, KR Ekstrand, S Martignon, JCP Imparato… - Caries …, 2010 - karger.com
This study aimed to compare the clinical performance of two sets of visual scoring criteria for
detecting caries severity and assessing caries activity status in occlusal surfaces. Two visual …

Laser restorative dentistry in children and adolescents

G Olivi, MD Genovese - European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry, 2011 - Springer
BACKGROUND: The idea of substituting a drill with a laser light, has led to its introduction in
dentistry. Besides being more accepted to patients, in paediatric dentistry the laser has …

Performance of methods of occlusal caries detection in permanent teeth under clinical and laboratory conditions

A Reis, FM Mendes, V Angnes, G Angnes… - Journal of dentistry, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To compare performance of visual inspection and Laser fluorescence
methods to detect occlusal caries lesions under clinical and laboratory conditions in …

Performance of DIAGNOdent for detection and quantification of smooth-surface caries in primary teeth

FM Mendes, WL Siqueira, JF Mazzitelli, SL Pinheiro… - Journal of dentistry, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the performance of the laser fluorescence device (DIAGNOdent)
for detection and quantification of smooth-surface caries lesions in primary teeth …

Light-emitting diode and laser fluorescence–based devices in detecting occlusal caries

JA Rodrigues, I Hug, KW Neuhaus… - Journal of biomedical …, 2011 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The aim of this study was to assess the performance of two light-emitting diode (LED)-and
two laser fluorescence-based devices in detecting occlusal caries in vitro. Ninety-seven …