P Mitropoulos1, C Rahiotis, A Kakaboura, G Vougiouklakis. 1. Department of Operative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece. pgmitrop @ dent.uoa.gr
Abstract
AIM: This study compared the impact of low-powered magnification on the detection of occlusal caries. METHODS: The occlusal surfaces of 38 extracted teeth received caries ICDAS classification with and without magnification by two examiners. Histology was used as the gold standard. RESULTS: No significant differences existed in terms of sensitivity, specificity, LR+, LR- and Az values for the two examiners and modalities. Interexaminer agreement was almost perfect for grades 0, 2, 3 irrespective of magnification. For grade 1, magnification resulted in lower agreement than unaided vision. CONCLUSION: Magnification does not improve the detective performance of visual examination.
AIM: This study compared the impact of low-powered magnification on the detection of occlusal caries. METHODS: The occlusal surfaces of 38 extracted teeth received caries ICDAS classification with and without magnification by two examiners. Histology was used as the gold standard. RESULTS: No significant differences existed in terms of sensitivity, specificity, LR+, LR- and Az values for the two examiners and modalities. Interexaminer agreement was almost perfect for grades 0, 2, 3 irrespective of magnification. For grade 1, magnification resulted in lower agreement than unaided vision. CONCLUSION: Magnification does not improve the detective performance of visual examination.
Authors: Priscila Florentino Silva; Danilo Augusto de Holanda Ferreira; Kássia Regina Simões Meira; Franklin Delano Soares Forte; Ana Maria Barros Chaves; Frederico Barbosa de Sousa Journal: F1000Res Date: 2014-01-16
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