International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences (IJMRHS)
ISSN: 2319-5886 Indexed in: ESCI (Thomson Reuters)
Fatima M. Jadu
Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Makkah, Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaPublications
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Research
The Diagnostic Threshold of Bitewing Radiographs for the Treatment of Proximal Caries
Author(s): Hanan F. AbdelMaguid*, Khalid A. Ali and Fatima M. Jadu
Introduction: Systematically review the English literature for the best available evidence of the relation between the depth proximal caries identified on bitewing radiographs and the probability of lesion cavitation requiring restorative intervention. Methods: A search of the English scientific literature using MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library databases and using MESH terms such as dental caries, bitewing, and radiography was performed. Only in vivo study designs on human permanent posterior teeth using bitewing radiographs and direct visual inspection published in the last ten years were included. The articles were reviewed against a checklist for assessing a diagnostic or predictive test. Results: Only two articles met the inclusion criteria and were included in this systematic review. There was marked variation in the sensitivity and specificity of.. Read More»
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