In Vivo Evaluation of DIAGNOdent for the Quantification of Occlusal Dental Caries

• DOI: 10.2341/08-54
• Publication Date: 2009-03-03T20:55:07Z
• Authors: M. A. Khalife; J. R. Boynton; J. B. Dennison; P. Yaman; J. C. Hamilton
• Keywords: Adult; Adolescent; Siloxanes; Lasers; Dental Impression Materials; Dental Caries; Middle Aged; Molar; Sensitivity and Specificity; Fluorescence; Young Adult; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Dentin; Humans; Periodontics; Bicuspid; Polyvinyls; Dental Cavity Preparation; Dental Enamel

Clinical RelevanceThere is a weak correlation between DIAGNOdent readings and carious lesion depth and volume. Based on the current study, the appropriate DIAGNOdent cut-off point to detect carious lesions reaching the DEJ or beyond is between 35 and 40.