Journal of Dentistry
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 89-96 , February 2006

Performance of methods of occlusal caries detection in permanent teeth under clinical and laboratory conditions

  • Alessandra Reis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Materials and Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, Rua Getúlio Vargas, 2225 Joacaba, SC, Brazil
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  • Fausto Medeiros Mendes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Lineu Prestes, 2227 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Departamento de Odontopediatria, Faculdade de Odontologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Lineu Prestes, 2227 CEP, 05508-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Tel./fax: +55 11 3091 7835.
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  • Vivian Angnes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Materials and Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, Rua Getúlio Vargas, 2225 Joacaba, SC, Brazil
    • ,
  • Gisele Angnes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Materials and Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, Rua Getúlio Vargas, 2225 Joacaba, SC, Brazil
    • ,
  • Rosa Helena Miranda Grande

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Materials, School of Dentistry, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Lineu Prestes, 2227 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Alessandro Dourado Loguercio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dental Materials and Operative Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, Rua Getúlio Vargas, 2225 Joacaba, SC, Brazil

Received 2 February 2005 ,Revised 18 March 2005 ,Accepted 16 April 2005.

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PII: S0300-5712(05)00097-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2005.04.002

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 89-96 , February 2006

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