September 20, 2025Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

A Pilot Study on the Detection of Proximal Caries in Permanent Anterior Human Teeth Using Lateral Short-Wave Infrared Transillumination at 1300 nm

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LBLeander BenzLMU Klinikum FLFriederike LitzenburgerLMU Klinikum EWElias WalterLMU Klinikum

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This pilot study demonstrates that short-wave infrared transillumination improves diagnostic accuracy for proximal caries lesions in anterior teeth, suggesting a radiation-free alternative to digital radiography.

Key Points

Short-wave infrared transillumination significantly outperformed digital radiography in diagnosing proximal caries lesions.
The method achieved an overall diagnostic accuracy of 90%, surpassing radiography with only 66% accuracy.
Inter-examiner agreement for the detection methods was substantial to almost perfect across all assessments.
This approach offers potential as a novel radiation-free diagnostic tool for detecting caries in anterior teeth.

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Benz et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d43a00713b0b5dfea79f69 https://doi.org/10.1093/dmfr/twaf064

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