title: Utility of radiology, laser fluorescence, and transillumination.
abstract: This article provides readers with an overview of the latest developments in caries detection using radiology, laser fluorescence, and transillumination. Different imaging techniques, methods to assess diagnostic accuracy, and factors affecting the diagnostic accuracy of imaging in film and digital receptors are discussed. In addition, the DIAGNOdent and DIFOTI devices are introduced as possible supplemental techniques for detecting incipient and hidden carious lesions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Medicine, and Surgery, Temple University School of Dentistry, 3223 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA. jyang@dental.temple.edu
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Vinicius
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dutra
mesh_terms: D003731:Dental Caries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003732:Dental Caries Activity Tests / Q000379:methods; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation; D005453:Fluorescence; D006801:Humans; D007834:Lasers; D008027:Light; D011861:Radiography, Dental / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D019252:Radiography, Dental, Digital / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014172:Transillumination / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*