Sensitivity and specificity of the ICDAS II system and bitewing radiographs for detecting occlusal caries using the Spectra™ caries detection system as the reference test in children

• Main Authors: Jorge H. Caceda (Author), Shuying Jiang (Author), Victor Calderon (Author), Ebingen Villavicencio-Caparo (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Most studies assessing the sensitivity and specificity of caries detection methods have been performed in vitro using the histological method as the gold standard showing inconsistent values. The aim of this study was to compare the sensitivity and specificity in detecting occlus...