The validity of laser fluorescence (LF) and near-infrared reflection (NIRR) in detecting early proximal cavities.

Farzaneh AhrariMajid AkbariMelika MohammadiAmir FallahrastegarMona Najaf Najafi

Published in: Clinical oral investigations (2021)

LF showed an overall superior diagnostic performance to NIRR for diagnosing proximal cavitation in permanent posterior teeth. Within the limitations of this study, neither VistaCam iX Proxi nor DIAGNOdent Pen could be considered a suitable device for diagnosing proximal cavities.

Keyphrases

single molecule
high speed
mass spectrometry
quantum dots