ReviewDentistry journal2023
Use of Digital Diagnostic Aids for Initial Caries Detection: A Review.
Review in Dentistry journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Medical hyperspectral imaging: an updated review of technology advancements and biomedical applications.Journal of biomedical optics · 2026Pooled it
- Diagnostic Accuracy of Novel AI-Based Software in the Detection of Dental Caries on Bitewing and Intraoral Periapical Radiographs.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Comparative assessment of occlusal and proximal caries detection using an intraoral scanner and panoramic radiography.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Cariostatic effects of pediatric iron supplement formulations on streptococcus mutans-induced enamel demineralization: an in vitro study.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Ability of BlueCheck Liquid for Detection of Initial Lesions on Occlusal Surfaces In Vitro.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Adoption of minimally invasive dentistry in Palestine: assessing practices and barriers - a cross-sectional study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Global Research Trends in the Detection and Diagnosis of Dental Caries: A Bibliometric Analysis.International dental journal · 2025Review
- Detection of proximal dental caries in primary teeth with a near-infrared-irradiation-assisted intraoral scanner: an in vitro study.BMC oral health · 2025Article
- Advanced Lasers and Their Applications in Dentistry.Dentistry journal · 2025Review
- Article
- Effect of the use of remineralization agents before resin infiltration on the treatment of initial enamel lesions: an in-vitro study.BMC oral health · 2024Article
- Article
- Caries Lesion Assessment Using 3D Virtual Models by Examiners with Different Degrees of Clinical Experience.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Diagnostic efficiency of digital photography and AI-assisted image interpretation in dental caries examination: An umbrella review.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial researchArticle
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The advance in digital diagnostic technologies has significantly facilitated the detection of dental caries. Despite the increase in clinically available digital diagnostic aids for dental caries, there is yet to be a comprehensive summary of all available technology. This review aims to provide an overview of digital diagnostic aids for the clinical detection of dental caries, particularly those at an initial stage. Currently available digital diagnostic aids for caries detection can be classified into four categories according to the initial source of energy, including radiation-based aids, light-based aids, ultrasound-based aids, and electric-based aids. Radiation-based aids use ionizing radiation, normally X-ray, to produce images of dental structures. Radiation-based aids encompass digital bitewing radiography and cone beam computed tomography. Light-based aids employ light or laser to induce signals for the detection of the changes in the carious dental hard tissue. Common light-based aids include digital transillumination and light/laser-induced fluorescence. Ultrasound-based aids detect the signal of ultrasound waves to assess the acoustic impedance of the carious teeth. The ultrasound caries detector is an available ultrasound-based aid. Electric-based aids assess the changes in the electric current conductance or impedance of the teeth with caries. Available electric-based aids include electrical conductance measurement and alternating current impedance spectroscopy. Except for these clinically available digital diagnostic aids, many digital diagnostic aids for caries detection are still under development with promising results in laboratory settings.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.