Reliability of Fluorescent Camera in Diagnosis of Occlusal Carious Lesion

Reliability of Fluorescent Camera and Caries Detection Dye Versus Visual- Assessment in Diagnosis of Occlusal Carious Lesion in Adult Patients: Invivo Diagnostic Study

This study will be conducted to compare the diagnostic predictive values of a light induced fluorescence camera and Caries detection dye versus visual assessment method in identification of occlusal carious lesion.

A total of 43 volunteer patients will be assigned in this study. Each patient must have at least two occlusal carious lesions. Each lesion will be evaluated by three diagnostic methods (D), where D1 represents light induced fluorescence camera, D2 represents Caries detection dye. And D3 represents visual assessment method (ICDAS criteria)

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients should be over 18 Years old
• Patient should have good oral hygiene and general health
• patients With at least 2 non-cavitated first and/or second molar teeth in each quadrant of maxilla or mandible

Exclusion Criteria:

• Known allergy to any component of the dyes used.
• Patients having caries at proximal, buccal, lingual surface.
• Previously placed sealants or restorations.
• Bruxism or malocclusion