The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of visual, radiologic, and near-infrared light transillumination caries detection methods on caries of dog teeth in-vitro. A total of 237 dog molar teeth were evaluated with three different methods; visio-tactile examination with a probe, radiographic assessment, and NIR-LT. Each tooth was evaluated with all of the methods; the absence or presence of occlusal caries was scored as either 0, caries not present, or 1, caries present. All caries detection methods yielded the same outcomes for each tooth. Among all caries detection methods positive Spearman’s rho value (ϱ=1) indicated that there was a strong positive correlation between the caries detection methods. Since NIR-LT is such a comfortable and easy caries diagnosis method, it can be used without sedation, especially in calm dogs.
dental caries dogs near-infrared light transillumination periapical radioraphy
No examination, research, manipulation or experimentation was performed on any animal species during this study.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Veteriner Anatomi ve Fizyoloji, Veteriner Bilimleri (Diğer) |
Bölüm | Araştırma Makalesi |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 2 Ocak 2024 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2024 |