Assessment of caries diagnostic thresholds of DMFT, ICDAS II and CAST in the estimation of caries prevalence rate in first permanent molars in early permanent dentition-a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Ravi Kumar Gudipaneni (Author), Ahmed Saud Alkuwaykibi (Author), Kiran Kumar Ganji (Author), Vinod Bandela (Author), Mohmed Isaqali Karobari (Author), Chih-Yi Hsiao (Author), Sachin Kulkarni (Author), Samuel Thambar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The actual burden of dental caries prevalence varies with the caries assessment tool used. Therefore, the present study evaluated the caries diagnostic potentials of Decayed, Missing and Filled Teeth (DMFT); International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) II and Cari...