<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Standard caries diagnostic methods include a visual tactile method, as well as several radiographic methods. The former is a subjective method, while bitewing radiographs and digital radiographs (radiovisiography) enable detection of caries lesions only after 30% of hard dental tissue mineral substances have been lost. The paper presents methods based on electrical and optical phenomena that allow early caries diagnosis. Strengths and weaknesses of each presented method are discussed, basing this on recent literature review. The methods of caries detection generally used in daily clinical practice, combined with alternative methods, make it possible to significantly increase the effectiveness of dental caries diagnosis.</p></abstract>

Standard caries diagnostic methods include a visual tactile method, as well as several radiographic methods. The former is a subjective method, while bitewing radiographs and digital radiographs (radiovisiography) enable detection of caries lesions only after 30% of hard dental tissue mineral substances have been lost. The paper presents methods based on electrical and optical phenomena that allow early caries diagnosis. Strengths and weaknesses of each presented method are discussed, basing this on recent literature review. The methods of caries detection generally used in daily clinical practice, combined with alternative methods, make it possible to significantly increase the effectiveness of dental caries diagnosis.

Selected caries diagnostic methods

Doctoral student, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

Research supervisor, Chair and Department of Paedodontics, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

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Standard caries diagnostic methods include a visual tactile method, as well as several radiographic methods. The former is a subjective method, while bitewing...

Selected caries diagnostic methods

Data publikacji: 03 mar 2015

Zakres stron: 195 - 198

Otrzymano: 24 paź 2014

Przyjęty: 26 lis 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cipms-2015-0014

Słowa kluczowe
dental caries, caries detection, diagnostic methods

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Selected caries diagnostic methods

Data publikacji: 03 mar 2015

Zakres stron: 195 - 198

Otrzymano: 24 paź 2014

Przyjęty: 26 lis 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cipms-2015-0014

Słowa kluczowedental caries, caries detection, diagnostic methods

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
dental caries, caries detection, diagnostic methods