Intraoral vs. extraoral bitewing radiography for approximal caries detection: A multi-observer ex vivo ROC study using thin-section microscopy as gold standard
Our results from a highly standardized study using a rigorous gold standard support the assumption that intraoral bitewing radiography still represents the radiographic state-of-the-art in interproximal caries detection. For minute enamel, diagnostic accuracy of both methods is just above random guessing.
Authors
- Ralf Schulze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7880-0046)
- Julia Caroline Quintus
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Bern University of Applied Sciences (CH)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Oral Investigations
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-025-06511-1
- Primary Topic
- Dental Radiography and Imaging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
- Dentsply Sirona