DENTAL CARIES INCREMENTS EVALUATED BY USE OF BITE-WING ROENTGENOGRAMS
Abstract
Dental caries increments are difficult to assess in a military population because re-examination must be performed over a rather long period of time. A simplification of caries assessment is described. Routinely exposed posterior bite-wing X-rays were analyzed and caries reduction rates in a stannous fluoride study were compared with those obtained by a usual complete clinical examination. In all respect the results from the X-ray evaluation were comparable to the complete examination results. A great saving in effort and a new capability for doing caries studies in the Navy is expected to result from the application of these results.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 15, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0652936
Entities
People
- F. P. Scola
- J. C. Dittmer
- L. P. Mcelwaine
- William R. Shiller
Organizations
- Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory