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ArticleDento maxillo facial radiology2021

Near-infrared reflection at 780 nm for detection of early proximal caries in posterior permanent teeth in vitro.

Katrin Heck, Friederike Litzenburger, Thomas Geitl, Karl-Heinz Kunzelmann

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Article in Dento maxillo facial radiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katrin HeckDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2273-3662
Friederike LitzenburgerDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
Thomas GeitlDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
Karl-Heinz KunzelmannDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThe aim of this

methodsBitewing radiography (BWR) was used as a comparative diagnostic method. 250 sound or decayed permanent teeth were examined using NIRR

resultsUnderestimation of caries was observed for NIRR

conclusionNIRR

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Dental CariesDental Caries SusceptibilityHumansRadiography, BitewingReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTransilluminationX-Ray MicrotomographyDental cariesDiagnostic ImagingNear-infrared lightSensitivity and specificityX-ray microtomography

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PMID33956491
PMCPMC8404521
OpenAlexW3159620626

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