Selected caries diagnostic methods

• Authors: Ewa Kuchta , Jolanta Szymanska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

dental caries; caries detection; diagnostic methods

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 27
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 195-198

Dates

published

1 - 9 - 2014

received

24 - 10 - 2014

accepted

26 - 11 - 2014

online

3 - 3 - 2015

Contributors

author

Ewa Kuchta

• Doctoral student, Medical University of Lublin, Poland

author

Jolanta Szymanska

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

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/cipms-2015-0014