Keywords
Diagnosis
Dentistry
Fluorescence
Oral cavity
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Abstract
Visual inspection (clinical examination) is the method of choice in daily clinical practice for detecting carious lesions. However, despite the high specificity (correct identification of healthy sites), visual inspection has achieved not so good values of sensitivity (correct identification of lesions) and reproducibility. As a result, adjunct methods have been proposed to improve the accuracy and reproducibility of lesion detection, and in some cases, to allow for a more objective assessment. The purpose of the present study was to review the literature to point out and compare the methods of detecting caries disease currently available for clinical use, improving the professional's diagnostic capacity.
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