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Publisher: Peytchinski, Gospodin Iliev
ISSN: 1312 773X (Online)
Issue: 2014, vol. 20, issue 1
Subject Collection: Oral and Dental Medicine
Pages: 514-516
DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2014201.514
Published online: 30 June 2014
J of IMAB 2014 Jan-Jun;20(1):514-516
COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THREE METHODS FOR PROXIMAL CARIES DIAGNOSIS – A CLINICAL STUDY.
Mirela Marinova-Takorova1 
, Radostina Anastasova2, Vladimir E. Panov2, Spartak Yanakiev3.
1) Department of conservative Dentistry, Faculty of Dental medicine, Medical University - Sofia,
2) Department of Conservative dentistry and Oral pathology, Faculty of Dental medicine, Medical University - Varna,
3) Medical Colledge “Y. Filaretova”, Medical University - Sofia, Bulgaria.
ABSTRACT:
Aim: The aim of the presented study is to compare the effectiveness of the diagnosis with a dental microscope, laser fluorescence (DIAGNOcam) and X-ray examination in proximal caries diagnosis.
Material and methods: Thirty-eight adult patients were examined. They were first examined with a dental mirror and a probe, under magnification 6.4 times. After that a diagnosis with DIAGNOcam was performed. Bitewing X-ray images were administered. The data from the three diagnostic methods was compared using SPSS 16 package of Windows. The lesions that were diagnosed as involving dentin were then excavated which served as a confirmation of the diagnosis.
Results: The results of the study showed that dentinal lesions were detected with a high degree of correlation with all three diagnostic methods. The visual examination seriously underestimated lesions involving only enamel. In these cases there was a good correlation between laser fluorescence and X-ray data.
Conclusions: Based on the conducted study we could conclude that the diagnosis of proximal caries with DIAGNOcam is equivalent to X-ray, both being more accurate in cases with early lesions, compared to visual diagnosis.
Key words: early caries detection, laser fluorescence,
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Marinova-Takorova M, Anastasova R, Panov VE, Yanakiev S. Comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of three methods for proximal caries diagnosis – a clinical study. J of IMAB. 2014 Jan-Jun;20(1):514-516. doi: 10.5272/jimab.2014201.514.
Correspondence to: Dr. Mirela Marinova-Takorova, Department of Conservative dentistry, Faculty of Dental medicine, Medical University – Sofia; 1, Georgi Sofiyski blvd, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria; E-mail: marinova.takorova@gmail.com
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Received: 29 April 2014
Published online: 30 June 2014