In vitro performance of DIAGNOdent laser fluorescence device for dental calculus detection on human tooth root surfaces

• Main Authors: Thomas E. Rams (Author), Abdulaziz Y. Alwaqyan (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Elsevier, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: This study assessed the reproducibility of a red diode laser device, and its capability to detect dental calculus in vitro on human tooth root surfaces. Material and methods: On each of 50 extracted teeth, a calculus-positive and calculus-free root surface was evaluated by two independent...