Evaluation of the efficacy of visual, tactile method, caries detector dye, and laser fluorescence in removal of dental caries and confirmation by culture and polymerase chain reaction: An in vivo study

• Main Authors: Kadandale Sadasiva (Author), Kumarappan Senthil Kumar (Author), Sreeram Rayar (Author), Sai Shamini (Author), Manu Unnikrishnan (Author), Deivanayagam Kandaswamy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Aim: To determine the degree of association between visual and tactile methods of caries removal compared with caries detector dye and laser fluorescence device (DIAGNOdent), which detects the degree of demineralization; to determine the presence of Streptococcus mutans via culture and polymerase ch...