Diagnosis of dental caries
Across
- 3. (10 letters) — Radiograph showing the full tooth length, including root apex.
- 5. (3 letters) — Abbreviation for Electrical Caries Monitor.
- 7. (8 letters) — Intraoral radiograph standard for detecting interproximal lesions.
- 8. (8 letters) — Type of dentin that is irreversibly damaged and must be removed.
- 11. (10 letters) — Category of care prioritized when caries is diagnosed early.
- 13. (11 letters) — Dark appearance of demineralized tooth structure on an X-ray.
- 14. (3 letters) — Abbreviation for Quantitative Light-Induced Fluorescence.
Down
- 1. (11 letters) — Digital process of subtracting identical background structures on X-rays.
- 2. (6 letters) — Occlusal lesion obscured clinically but revealed on radiographs.
- 4. (7 letters) — Severe, rapid caries progression affecting many teeth at once.
- 6. (10 letters) — Red laser device measuring bacterial fluorescence in pits and fissures.
- 9. (6 letters) — Intact surface structure with high initial electrical resistance.
- 10. (6 letters) — Minimum percent (30-40%) of demineralization required for X-ray detection.
- 12. (9 letters) — Shortened/common shorthand for transillumination techniques (FOTI/DIFOTI).