Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8586386 | The Saudi Dental Journal | 2017 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Excellent intra- and inter-examiner reproducibility of autofluorescence intensity measurements was obtained with the DIAGNOdent laser fluorescence device on human tooth roots. Calculus-positive root surfaces exhibited significantly greater DIAGNOdent laser autofluorescence than calculus-free tooth roots, even with the laser probe tip directed parallel to root surfaces. These findings provide further in vitro validation of the potential utility of a DIAGNOdent laser fluorescence device for identifying dental calculus on human tooth root surfaces.
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Authors
Thomas E. Rams, Abdulaziz Y. Alwaqyan,