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Diagnostic aids used in caries detection -An overview
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KEERTHIKA.S , LEELAVATHI. L
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Dental caries, a progressive bacterial damage to teeth, is one of the most common diseases that affects 95% of the population and is still a major cause of tooth loss . Caries diagnosis - as an intellectual process - is the determination of the presence and extent of a caries lesion. Furthermore the judgement of its activity is an integral part of diagnosis.The most common method of caries detection is visual-tactile. Other non-invasive techniques for detection of early caries have been developed and investigated such as Quantitative Light-induced Fluorescence (QLF), DIAGNOdent (DD), Fibre-optic Transillumination (FOTI) and Electrical Conductance (EC). Based on previous systematic reviews, the diagnosis of NCCLs might be more accurately achieved in combination with the visual method and the use of other methods such as electrical methods and QLF for monitoring purposes. The use of technologies as adjunct to clinical visual examination for caries diagnosis will facilitate preventive care in dentistry to lower treatment cost as well as reduce the cost and time for testing potential anticaries agents . It also helps to know about the state of the art methodologies for the detection and assessment of early carious lesions. Therefore , this article provides an overview of various diagnostic aids used in modern dentistry .
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Biofilm, Caries, Diagnostic methods, Treatment .
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https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.SP2.511
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