Diagnosing the severity of buccal caries lesions in governmental and private orthodontic patients at debonding, using the ICDAS-II and the DIAGNOdent Pen.

Conclusions: The prevalence of caries and/or WSLs at debonding was significantly higher in the G group compared to the P group. The clinical index (ICDAS-II) showed a good correlation with the DIAGNOdent Pen.
PMID: 24144384 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Angle Orthodontist - October 21, 2013 Category: Dentistry Authors: Almosa NA, Lundgren T, Aldrees AM, Birkhed D, Kjellberg H Tags: Angle Orthod Source Type: research