Caries detection: current status and future prospects using lasers

C Longbottom - Lasers in Dentistry VI, 2000 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Caries detection currently occupies a good deal of attention in the arena of dental research
for a number of reasons. In searching for caries detection methods with greater accuracy …

A clinical study of caries diagnosis with a laser fluorescence system

E Barbería, M Maroto, M Arenas, CC Silva - The Journal of the American …, 2008 - Elsevier
Background The authors conducted an in vivo study to compare a laser fluorescence system
with a visual system for occlusal caries diagnosis in children's primary and permanent …

Comparison of QLF and DIAGNOdent for quantification of smooth surface caries.

XQ Shi, S Tranaeus, B Angmar-Månsson - Caries research, 2001 - search.ebscohost.com
The aim was to compare the detection and quantification of smooth surface caries by KaVo
DIAGNOdent and quantitative laser/light-induced fluorescence (QLF) using a laser and a …

Clinical diagnosis of fissure caries with conventional and laser-induced fluorescence techniques

CH Chu, ECM Lo, DSH You - Lasers in medical science, 2010 - Springer
We studied the in vivo validity of dentinal fissure caries diagnosis by visual examination,
bitewing radiography, and use of a laser-induced fluorescence device (DIAGNOdent). A total …

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 laser fluorescence for residual caries detection in primary teeth

T Gurbuz, Y Yilmaz, F Sengul - European journal of dentistry, 2008 - thieme-connect.com
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of a visual-tactile
examination and a laser fluorescence device for detecting residual dentinal caries after …

In Vivo Performance of Visual Criteria, Laser-Induced Fluorescence, and Light-Induced Fluorescence for Early Caries Detection

A Perdiou, AD Fratila, R Sava-Rosianu, VT Alexa… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aims to compare the diagnostic reliability of ICDAS-II visual criteria, light-induced
fluorescence (using the VistaCam iX, Dürr Dental, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany), and …

Radiographic and laser fluorescence methods have no benefits for detecting caries in primary teeth

FM Mendes, TF Novaes, R Matos, DG Bittar… - Caries …, 2012 - karger.com
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Use of a laser fluorescence device for the in vitro activity assessment of incipient caries lesions.

A Jablonski-Momeni, M Rüter, J Röttker… - Journal of Orofacial …, 2019 - edisciplinas.usp.br
Purpose To evaluate the progression of demineralization during orthodontic treatment, the
assessment of lesion activity is important in addition to the detection of lesion extent. This …

[PDF][PDF] Use of laser fluorescence (DIAGNOdent®) for in vivo diagnosis of occlusal caries: a systematic review

IVA Pinheiro, MC Medeiros, MA Ferreira… - structure (specificity …, 2008 - miseeq.com
This systematic review was conducted to assess the accuracy of laser fluorescence(
DIAGNOdent®) for diagnosis of occlusal caries in permanent teeth, using any sort of gold …