Diagnostic accuracy of three placement sites for the cold test in subjects amongst different age groups

• Main Authors: Brenda Eréndida Castillo-Silva (Author), Jorge Alejandro Alegría-Torres (Author), Gabriel Alejandro Martínez-Castañón (Author), Carlo Eduardo Medina-Solís (Author), Norma Verónica Zavala-Alonso (Author), Nereyda Niño-Martínez (Author), Eva Concepción Aguirre-López (Author), Nuria Patiño-Marín (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The cold test is a specific test of pulp sensitivity and is part of the endodontic diagnosis. The aim of this study was to identify the diagnostic accuracy including sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value and negative predictive value in three sites for the...