Validity and reliability of autofluorescence-based quantification method of dental plaque

•We examined the potential of APQ method for new clinical plaque evaluation method.•APQ method showed excellent reliability and fair validity with conventional indices.•Possibilities to detect and quantify heavy plaque by QLF technology are highlighted. The aim of this study was to evaluate validity...

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Published in:	Photodiagnosis and photodynamic therapy Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 587 - 591
Main Authors:	Han, Sun-Young, Kim, Bo-Ra, Ko, Hae-Youn, Kwon, Ho-Keun, Kim, Baek-Il
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.12.2015
Subjects:	Adult Dental Health Surveys - instrumentation Dental plaque Dental Plaque - physiopathology Dental Plaque Index Female Fluorescence Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Humans Internal Medicine Male Middle Aged Optical Imaging - instrumentation QLF Quantification Reproducibility of Results ROC Curve Fluorescence Dental plaque QLF Quantification
ISSN:	1572-1000, 1873-1597, 1873-1597
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