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    Evaluation of occlusal caries detection and assessment by visual inspection, digital bitewing radiography and near-infrared light transillumination

    This study compared the diagnostic outcomes of visual inspection (VI), digital bitewing radiography (BWR), and near-infrared light transillumination (NIR-LT, DIAGNOcam, KaVo, Biberach, Germany) for occlusal ca...

    Gerrit Schaefer, Vinay Pitchika, Friederike Litzenburger in Clinical Oral Investigations (2018)

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    In vitro validation of near-infrared transillumination at 780 nm for the detection of caries on proximal surfaces

    The aim of the present in vitro study was to determine the ability of Diagnocam to detect caries at an early stage and to compare it with digital radiography.

    Alexander Lederer, Karl-Heinz Kunzelmann, Katrin Heck in Clinical Oral Investigations (2019)

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    Near-infrared transillumination with high dynamic range imaging for occlusal caries detection in vitro

    The aim of this study was to assess near-infrared transillumination with high dynamic range imaging (NIRT-HDRI) for occlusal caries detection in vitro and to compare it with visual inspection using the Interna...

    Friederike Litzenburger, Alexander Lederer, Maximilian Kollmuß in Lasers in Medical Science (2020)

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    Investigations of the optical properties of enamel and dentin for early caries detection

    The aim of this study was to experimentally investigate the potential of different light wavelengths to distinguish between healthy and carious tissue using a two-circle goniometer.

    Lea Hoffmann, Matthias Feraric, Eva Hoster in Clinical Oral Investigations (2021)

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    Comparison of novel and established caries diagnostic methods: a clinical study on occlusal surfaces

    The purpose of this prospective clinical diagnostic study with validation was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of near-infrared transillumination (NIRT), laser fluorescence measurement (LF), alternating curr...

    Friederike Litzenburger, Gerrit Schäfer, Reinhard Hickel, Jan Kühnisch in BMC Oral Health (2021)

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    Diagnostic validity of early proximal caries detection using near-infrared imaging technology on 3D range data of posterior teeth

    This in vitro study analysed potential of early proximal caries detection using 3D range data of teeth consisting of near-infrared reflection images at 850 nm (NIRR).

    Friederike Litzenburger, Katrin Heck, Dalia Kaisarly in Clinical Oral Investigations (2022)

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    Attenuation of near-ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared light in sound and carious human enamel and dentin

    This in vitro study aimed to investigate the optical attenuation of light at 405, 660 and 780 nm sent through sound and carious human enamel and dentin, including respective individual caries zones, as well as...

    Katrin Berghammer, Friederike Litzenburger, Katrin Heck in Clinical Oral Investigations (2022)