Diagnostic significance of radiographs on proximal surface caries in epidemiological surveys
Abstract
Ninety seven patients were examined for dental caries using two standard methods: (a) clinical examination based on WHO Basic Methods Oral Health surveys and (b) radiographic examination. Clinical examination method under records caries by upto 40%. Such under recording may give an impression of a decreasing caries prevalence in epidemiological studies
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http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/2787239http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/31293
Citation
East Afr Med J. 1989 Apr;66(4):289-92Publisher
University of Nairobi School of Dental Sciences
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10377]