POSSIBILITIES OF USING THE METHOD OF DIGITAL FIBROOPTIC TRANSILLUMINATION IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF CHILDREN
Diagnosis of dental caries is one of the urgent problems of pediatric dentistry. Modern treatment technologies allow the use of non-invasive methods, which significantly improves the prognosis of tooth preservation. But it is necessary to identify the pathological process in the early stages, which requires a combination of visual examination and instrumental diagnostic methods. In recent years, in addition to x-ray methods, a modern method of diagnosis of caries, which is based on the use of digital fibrooptic transillumination, has been introduced into the clinical practice of a pediatric dentist. The study of the effectiveness of the diagnosis of caries in different stages and localization using the device DIAGNOcam (Kavo) in comparison with the methods of radiation diagnosis was carried out. According to the results of the study, the method of digital fibrooptic transillumination obtained the highest indicators of sensitivity, specificity, accuracy in comparison with radiography, first of all - in the development of carious lesions in the surface layers of enamel, the inability to clearly assume the localization of the carious process relative to the chewing surface. There are situations established, in which a comprehensive examination by both methods is necessary, first of all-in case of suspected recurrence of caries under the seal.