1 Assistant professor, Oral and maxillofacial radiology, Dental material research center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran 2 Postgraduate student of pediatric dentistry, Dental material research center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran 3 Assistant professor of endodontics, Dental material research center, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran 4 Dent...

Hidden caries is a type of lesion visualized in dentin, mainly by means of bitewing radiographs, in which, clinically, the occlusal enamel appears healthy or minimally demineralized and radiographically presents progressive demineralization in dentin, which may progress and compromise the pulp-dentin complex. Although the etiology of hidden caries is unknown, many theories have been studied, in...

objective: the aim of the present study was to compare the performance of laser fluorescence (lf) method with other conventional diagnostic techniques in detection of small occlusal caries in permanent teeth. materials and methods: prior to this in vitro diagnostic study, a pilot study assessed intra- examiner reliability and reproducibility. the occlusal surfaces of 90 extracted human premolar...

The aim was to appraise the evidence on performance of various means for detection incipient caries in vivo. Five databases published and unpublished research were searched studies from January 2000 October 2019. Search terms included “early caries” “caries detection.” Inclusion criteria involved diagnostic test accuracy early permanent primary teeth. A risk-of-bias assessment performed using Q...

This article sets out guidelines on the use of bitewing radiographs for the detection of dental caries, with suggested risk factors and recall intervals. It describes a case in which extensive carious lesions were not detected clinically, but were revealed when radiographs were taken during an orthodontic assessment.