ArticleLasers in medical science2017
Diagnostic validity of ICDAS and DIAGNOdent combined: an in vitro study in pre-cavitated lesions.
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- Visual or visual-tactile examination to detect and inform the diagnosis of enamel caries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Fluorescence devices for the detection of dental caries.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Visual-Tactile Examination and DIAGNOdent Pen in Detecting Early Enamel Caries and Its Remineralisation: An In Vitro Study.BioMed research international · 2022Trial
- Optical Coherence Tomography for Assessing the Severity of Dental Caries: An In Vitro Validation Study.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- Diagnostic Validity in Occlusal Caries Detection of ICDAS II, DIAGNOdent, Radiography and a Combination of the Three Methods: An In Vitro Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Emerging Technologies for Dentin Caries Detection-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Molecular Fingerprint Imaging to Identify Dental Caries Using Raman Spectroscopy.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- The effect of the Er: YAG laser on the clinical success of hydrophilic fissure sealant: a randomized clinical trial.European oral research · 2020Article
- Use of DIAGNOdent and VistaProof in diagnostic of Pre-Cavitated Caries Lesions-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
- Diagnostic validity of the use of ICDAS II and DIAGNOdent pen verified by micro-computed tomography for the detection of occlusal caries lesions-an in vitro evaluation.Lasers in medical science · 2019Article
- AnJournal of International Society of Preventive & Community DentistryArticle
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Abstract
In a continuous process such as caries, it is important to possess criteria or instruments that allow the lesions to be diagnosed at early stages so that preventive or interceptive treatments can be applied before cavitation takes place. The present study seeks to assess the diagnostic efficacy of the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS II) criteria and the DIAGNOdent laser fluorescence (LF) pen in occlusal caries lesions, using histological sections as the gold standard. Sixty-four permanent teeth were examined by two researchers who previously performed and calibrated both the ICDAS II criteria and the use of DIAGNOdent pen. The teeth were then cut into sections and observed under an optical microscope. The sensitivity values were 0.82 (ICDAS II) and 0.85 (LF). The specificity values were 1.00 (ICDAS II) and 0.53 (LF). The intraexaminer reproducibility was 0.892 for ICDAS II and 0.912 for the DIAGNOdent, so it was high for both diagnostic methods. However, the DIAGNOdent pen showed greater sensitivity and the ICDAS criteria more specificity. It was concluded that both methods are efficacious individually but combining the two is recommended to improve the diagnosis.
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