PD Dr. med. dent.
Friederike Litzenburger

• Seit 2025 angestellte Zahnärztin in der Zahnarztpraxis Lochhausen
• 2025 Strukturierte Weiterbildung und Spezialisierung im Fach Kinderzahnheilkunde
• 2022-2025 Oberärztin Zahnerhaltung und Parodontologie der LMU München
• 2022 Habilitation im Fach Zahn-, Mund- und Kieferheilkunde zum Thema: Kariesdiagnostik
• 2016 Promotion zum Dr. med. dent. (Thema: strahlungsfreie Kariesdiagnostik)
• 2012-2022 angestellte Zahnärztin an der Poliklinik für Zahnerhaltung und Parodontologie
• 2006-2012 Studium der Zahnmedizin an der LMU München

Veröffentlichungen

• Heck K, Werner N, Hoffmann L, Schwendicke F and Litzenburger F (2025) In vitro early proximal caries detection using trilateral short-wave infrared reflection at 1050 and 1550 nm. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 54 (1):70-76. https://doi.org/10.1093/dmfr/twae049
• Benz L, Heck K, Hevisov D, Kugelmann D, Tseng PC, Sreij Z, Litzenburger F, Waschke J, Schwendicke F, Kienle A, Hickel R, Kunzelmann KH and Walter E (2024) Visualization of Pulpal Structures by SWIR in Endodontic Access Preparation. J Dent Res 103 (13):1375-1383. https://doi.org/10.1177/00220345241262949
• Heck K, Litzenburger F and Kunzelmann K-H (2024) In-vitro caries diagnostic study - white light images from occlusal, proximal, buccal and oral direction of 375 extracted human teeth. OpenData LMU. https://doi.org/10.5282/ubm/data.446
• Heck K, Litzenburger F and Kunzelmann K-H (2024) In-vitro caries diagnostic study - 375 microtomographic images of the coronal part of extracted human teeth. OpenData LMU. https://doi.org/10.5282/ubm/data.445
• Heck K, Litzenburger F and Kunzelmann K-H (2024) In-vitro caries diagnostic study - 375 bitewing radiographs of extracted human teeth. OpenData LMU. https://doi.org/10.5282/ubm/data.444
• Heck K, Litzenburger F and Kunzelmann K-H (2024) In-vitro caries diagnostic study - near-infrared transillumination images at 1050, 1200 and 1300 nm from occlusal of 375 extracted human teeth. OpenData LMU. https://doi.org/10.5282/ubm/data.441
• Heck K, Litzenburger F and Kunzelmann K-H (2024) In-vitro caries diagnostic study - near-infrared reflection images at 1050, 1200, 1300 and 1550 nm from occlusal, buccal and oral direction of 375 extracted human teeth. OpenData LMU. https://doi.org/10.5282/ubm/data.447
• Heck K, Kunzelmann K-H, Hickel R and Litzenburger F (2023) Detection of Proximal Caries Using NIRR from 1050 to 1550 nm. J Dent Res (Spec Iss A): Abstract number 0243
• Heck K, Kunzelmann KH, Walter E, Kaisarly D, Hoffmann L and Litzenburger F (2023) Proximal Caries Detection Using Short-Wave Infrared Transillumination at Wavelengths of 1050, 1200 and 1300 nm in Permanent Posterior Human Teeth. Diagnostics (Basel) 13 (20). https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13203257
• Berghammer K, Litzenburger F, Heck K and Kunzelmann KH (2022) Attenuation of near-ultraviolet, visible and near-infrared light in sound and carious human enamel and dentin. Clin Oral Investig 26 (9):5847-5855. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-022-04541-7
• Kaisarly D, Langenegger R, Litzenburger F, Heck K, El Gezawi M, Rösch P and Kunzelmann KH (2022) Effects of application method on shrinkage vectors and volumetric shrinkage of bulk-fill composites in class-II restorations. Dent Mater 38 (1):79-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2021.10.013
• Litzenburger F, Heck K, Kaisarly D and Kunzelmann KH (2022) Diagnostic validity of early proximal caries detection using near-infrared imaging technology on 3D range data of posterior teeth. Clin Oral Investig 26 (1):543-553. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-021-04032-1
• Heck K, Litzenburger F, Geitl T and Kunzelmann KH (2021) Near-infrared reflection at 780 nm for detection of early proximal caries in posterior permanent teeth in vitro. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 50 (6):20210005. https://doi.org/10.1259/dmfr.20210005
• Heck K, Litzenburger F, Ullmann V, Hoffmann L and Kunzelmann KH (2021) In vitro comparison of two types of digital X-ray sensors for proximal caries detection validated by micro-computed tomography. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 50 (3):20200338. https://doi.org/10.1259/dmfr.20200338
• Hoffmann L, Feraric M, Hoster E, Litzenburger F and Kunzelmann KH (2021) Investigations of the optical properties of enamel and dentin for early caries detection. Clin Oral Investig 25 (3):1281-1289. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-020-03434-x
• Litzenburger F, Schäfer G, Hickel R, Kühnisch J and Heck K (2021) Comparison of novel and established caries diagnostic methods: a clinical study on occlusal surfaces. BMC Oral Health 21 (1):97. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01465-8
• Litzenburger F, Lederer A, Kollmuss M, Hickel R, Kunzelmann KH and Heck K (2020) Near-infrared transillumination with high dynamic range imaging for occlusal caries detection in vitro. Lasers Med Sci 35 (9):2049-2058. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10103-020-03078-z
• Stratigaki E, Jost FN, Kühnisch J, Litzenburger F, Lussi A and Neuhaus KW (2020) Clinical validation of near-infrared light transillumination for early proximal caries detection using a composite reference standard. J Dent 103S:100025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jjodo.2020.100025
• Heck K, Paterno H, Lederer A, Litzenburger F, Hickel R and Kunzelmann KH (2019) Fatigue resistance of ultrathin CAD/CAM ceramic and nanoceramic composite occlusal veneers. Dent Mater 35 (10):1370-1377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dental.2019.07.006
• Lederer A, Kunzelmann KH, Heck K, Hickel R and Litzenburger F (2019) In vitro validation of near-infrared transillumination at 780 nm for the detection of caries on proximal surfaces. Clin Oral Investig 23 (11):3933-3940. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-019-02824-0
• Lederer A, Kunzelmann KH, Heck K, Hickel R and Litzenburger F (2019) In-vitro validation of near-infrared reflection for proximal caries detection. Eur J Oral Sci 127 (6):515-522. https://doi.org/10.1111/eos.12663
• Lederer A, Kunzelmann KH, Hickel R and Litzenburger F (2018) Transillumination and HDR Imaging for Proximal Caries Detection. J Dent Res 97 (7):844-849. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022034518759957
• Litzenburger F, Heck K, Pitchika V, Neuhaus KW, Jost FN, Hickel R, Jablonski-Momeni A, Welk A, Lederer A and Kühnisch J (2018) Inter- and intraexaminer reliability of bitewing radiography and near-infrared light transillumination for proximal caries detection and assessment. Dentomaxillofac Radiol 47 (3):20170292. https://doi.org/10.1259/dmfr.20170292
• Schaefer G, Pitchika V, Litzenburger F, Hickel R and Kühnisch J (2018) Evaluation of occlusal caries detection and assessment by visual inspection, digital bitewing radiography and near-infrared light transillumination. Clin Oral Investig 22 (7):2431-2438. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-018-2512-0
• Kühnisch J, Söchtig F, Pitchika V, Laubender R, Neuhaus KW, Lussi A and Hickel R (2016) In vivo validation of near-infrared light transillumination for interproximal dentin caries detection. Clin Oral Investig 20 (4):821-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00784-015-1559-4
• Söchtig F, Hickel R and Kühnisch J (2014) Caries detection and diagnostics with near-infrared light transillumination: clinical experiences. Quintessence Int 45 (6):531-8. https://doi.org/10.3290/j.qi.a31533