Fibre-optic transillumination (FOTI) vs Histological validation (in vitro) or direct visual examination after tooth separation / bioptical cavity preparation (in vivo)
detection of proximal caries · Permanent posterior teeth, proximal surfaces (in vitro extracted teeth and in vivo patients)
For fibre-optic transillumination (FOTI), studies were identified (in vitro N=4, in vivo N=3) but none had sufficiently low risk of bias and adequate reporting to be pooled; no meta-analytic estimate could be derived.
1 finding from 1 review
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic studies of proximal surface caries. 2021 All outcomesIn vitro and in vivo; permanent posterior teeth, proximal surfacesno estimate extracted0 studiesNo studies found