Detecting early caries lesions is difficult, and current imaging methods have shortcomings. To aid in finding these lesions, researchers compared the performance of a radiation-free near-infrared ...

Digital radiographs decrease the sensitivity to identify the changes present during the initial stages of lesion progression ... diagnosis of interproximal caries. [12] Hence, the aims of this ...

Contrary to the conclusions of a recent study in Caries Research, a study in the current Compendium of Continuing Education in Dentistry suggests that some light-based diagnostic tools can enhance the ...

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‘Detecting early caries lesions was more sensitive when using artificial intelligence and the treatment decisions determined the lifetime cost-effectiveness.’ Then evaluated the proportion of ...

More information: Nai-Yuan N. Chang et al, Assessment of the activity of secondary caries lesions with short-wavelength infrared, thermal, and optical coherence tomographic imaging, Journal of ...

They have identified a new pathogen connected to severe early childhood caries (cavities). This bacterium, Scardovia wiggsiae, was present in the mouths of children with severe early childhood ...

Another example relates to deeper caries lesions in the dentine, with an average pre-treatment initial value of 4.3 lesions. Two years after treatment, individuals in the surgery group had an ...

The main impact of his research has been on caries prevention and the management of early caries lesions, providing the dental profession and the public the tools to move away from the need for ...

Conclusions NILT examination has an appropriate sensitivity and diagnostic accuracy for detecting early interproximal caries lesions and can be considered as a method of choice for detecting ...