Digital images of pit-and-fissure discoloration can aid in the diagnosis of occlusal caries, according to researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (International Journal of Dentistry, ...

The researchers collected 103 permanent molars and premolars containing incipient occlusal pit-and-fissure caries and sound occlusal surface from clinics at the university. Diagnostic readings were ...

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