| A closer look at diagnosis in clinical dental practice: part 5. Emerging technologies for caries detection and diagnosis. | |
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PMID: 15363214 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Parts 5 and 6 of this series examine innovations in diagnostic and management procedures and assess their potential to become everyday tools of the dental clinician. This paper examines some of the diagnostic tools supporting a philosophical shift in mainstream dental practice from concern with extensively decayed teeth to a focus on detecting incipient demineralized tissues. With the latter approach, the incipient carious process can be reversed by promoting enamel remineralization and thus eliminating the need for restorative intervention. Numerous methods and devices have been developed to detect, diagnose and monitor such lesions, and several have been produced in versions that may appeal to dental practitioners. This paper considers 3 of these methods and devices: the DIAGNODent laser device, quantitative light-induced fluorescence and the Digital Imaging Fiber-Optic Transillumination device. Each technique is illustrated, the research on its effectiveness is assessed to determine usefulness to the practitioner, and the comparative advantages of the 3 adjunct tools are discussed. |
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Authors:
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Iain A Pretty; Gerardo Maupomé |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal (Canadian Dental Association) Volume: 70 ISSN: 1488-2159 ISO Abbreviation: J Can Dent Assoc Publication Date: 2004 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-09-14 Completed Date: 2006-02-03 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7907605 Medline TA: J Can Dent Assoc Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 540, 540a-540i Citation Subset: D; IM |
Affiliation:
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Unit of Prosthodontics, Department of Restorative Dentistry, University Dental Hospital of Manchester, Manchester, England. iain.pretty@man.ac.uk |
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Dental Caries
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diagnosis* Dental Caries Activity Tests* Diagnosis, Oral / instrumentation, methods* Fiber Optic Technology Fluorescence Humans Lasers / diagnostic use Light / diagnostic use Observer Variation Optical Fibers ROC Curve Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity Transillumination |
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