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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2023)
DOI: 10.59987/ads/2023.2.13-17
Original Article
2023-08-02

Diagnostic reliability of the Digital Imaging Fiber Optic Transillumination: a review

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Giovanni Bruno, Michele Basilicata, Alessandra Semisa, Simona Giani, Antonio Gracco, Patrizio Bollero, Raffaella Docimo, Roberto Sorrentino, Alberto De Stefani

Keywords: DIFOTI, Digital Imaging Fiber Optic Transillumination, Caries, Pediatric Dentistry, Special Care Dentistry, Early Diagnosis, Restorative Dentistry

Abstract

This paper aims at illustrating the different diagnostic methods and compare the reliability of the Digital Imaging Fiber Optic Transillumination (DIAGNOcamTM, KaVo Kerr, Brea, California, US) with the use of intraoral radiographs. Since the discovery of radiography, various methods have been introduced in order to provide early diagnosis of caries. In this review, specific keywords have been chosen on different search engines and medical databases. Scientific pa-pers published from 1990 to 2022 were included. Nine articles comparing two different methods for early detection of carious lesions were selected. An analysis of the existing literature seems to support the hypothesis that making diagnosis by using the Digital Imaging Fiber Optic Transillumination systems represents a safe and effective support for early diagnosis of interproximal carious lesions within enamel. However, it is still to be considered a complementary method to traditional bitewing and periapical radiographs.

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Giovanni Bruno - Dental Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy; Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy

Michele Basilicata - Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; UOSD Special Care Dentistry, Policlinico Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy

Alessandra Semisa - Dental Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy

Simona Giani - Private Practice Casciago (VA), 21020 Varese, Italy

Antonio Gracco - Dental Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy

Patrizio Bollero - Department of Experimental Medicine and Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy; Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy

Raffaella Docimo - Pediatric Dentistry, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy

Roberto Sorrentino - Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive and Odontostomatological Sciences, Univerisity “Federico II” of Naples, 80131 Naples , Italy

Alberto De Stefani - Dental Clinic, Department of Neuroscience, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy; Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, 35121 Padua, Italy

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Copyright (c) 2023 Giovanni Bruno, Michele Basilicata, Alessandra Semisa, Simona Giani, Antonio Gracco, Patrizio Bollero, Raffaella Docimo, Roberto Sorrentino, Alberto De Stefani

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Bruno, G. ., Basilicata, M. ., Semisa, A. ., Giani, S. ., Gracco, A. ., Bollero, P. ., Docimo, R. ., Sorrentino, R. ., & De Stefani, A. . (2023). Diagnostic reliability of the Digital Imaging Fiber Optic Transillumination: a review. Annali Di Stomatologia, 14(2), 13–17. https://doi.org/10.59987/ads/2023.2.13-17