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Comprehensive Caries Diagnosis Guide

This document provides an overview of caries diagnosis and the various diagnostic tests available. It begins with definitions of caries and diagnosis, then discusses ideal requirements for diagnostic tests and caries risk assessment tools. The rest of the document is divided into sections on visual-tactile methods, radiographic methods, electrical conductance measurement, lasers, and other diagnostic techniques. It provides details on conventional and advanced methods within each category.

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Comprehensive Caries Diagnosis Guide

This document provides an overview of caries diagnosis and the various diagnostic tests available. It begins with definitions of caries and diagnosis, then discusses ideal requirements for diagnostic tests and caries risk assessment tools. The rest of the document is divided into sections on visual-tactile methods, radiographic methods, electrical conductance measurement, lasers, and other diagnostic techniques. It provides details on conventional and advanced methods within each category.

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CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION DEFINITION OF CARIES DEFINITION OF DIAGNOSIS IDEAL REQUIREMENTS OF CARIES DIAGNOSTIC TESTS CARIES RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS

o PATIENT HISTORY o CLINICAL EXAMINATION o NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS o SALIVARY ANALYSIS o CARIES ACTIVITY TESTS

CARIES DIAGNOSIS FOR PITS & FISSURES CARIES DIAGNOSIS FOR SMOOTH SURFACES CARIES DIAGNOSIS FOR ROOT SURFACES DIAGNOSIS OF RECURRENT / SECONDARY CARIES DIAGNOSTIC TREE VARIOUS DIAGNOSTIC TESTS I. VISUAL TACTILE METHOD:
1. CONVENTIONAL METHODS: a. TACTILE EXAMINATION b. VISUAL EXAMINATION 2. ADVANCES IN VISUAL METHOD:

a. ILLUMINATION: i. ii. iii. iv. v. b. DYES c. ENDOSCOPY FILTERED FLUORESCENCE d. ENDOSCOPE / VIDEOSCOPE ULTRASONIC ILLUMINATION ULTRASONIC IMAGING FOTI WAVELENTH DEPENDENT FOTI DIFOTI

II.

RADIOGRAPHIC METHODS:
1. CONVENTIONAL METHODS: a. IOPA b. BITEWING c. PANOREX d. XERORADIOGRAPHY 2. RECENT ADVANCES IN RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES: a. DIGITAL IMAGING b. COMPUTERISED IMAGE ANALYSIS c. SUBTRACTION RADIOGRAPHY d. TACT e. MAGNETIC RESONANCE MICRO IMAGING

III. IV.

ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE MEASUREMENT LASERS:

a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h.

ARGON LASERS DIODE LASERS QUANTITATIVE LASER FLUORESCENCE DIAGNODENT (QUALITATIVE LASER FLUORESCENCE) OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY POLARIZATION SENSITIVE OCT DYE ENHANCED LASER FLUORESCENCE CONEFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPE

V.
a. b. c. d.
e.

OTHERS:
TOOTH SEPARATION DENTAL FLOSS OR TAPE DNA CHIP TECHNOLOGY TERAHERTZ ALTERNATING CURRENT IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY AIR ABRASION

f.

CONCLUSION

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