PMID: 9192154Jun 1, 1997Paper

Electronic diagnosis of occlusal caries in vitro: adaptation of the technique for epidemiological purposes

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
D N RickettsR F Wilson

Abstract

Most studies on electronic diagnosis of occlusal caries have involved taking site-specific conductance measurements. Airflow around the electronic caries monitor probe removes superficial moisture and the conductance measurement reflects the caries status of that part of the fissure beneath the probe tip. This is an appropriate technique for a clinician to use to monitor caries status, and it could be adapted for use in epidemiological studies and clinical trials. The present work investigated an alternative technique using a jelly as a contact medium over the entire fissure system so that the probe might record the overall caries status of the tooth reflecting the worst affected site. Readings were taken on 96 extracted teeth with dye-coloured jelly acting as a contact medium. Readings were repeated on 32 teeth. Histological validation of caries status was carried out by visual examination of serial sections through each tooth to note the deepest lesion. The sensitivity and specificity of the overall electronic caries monitor readings were calculated for all lesions and dentine lesions only using selected resistance cut-off points and presented as a series of Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves. The optimum sensitiv...Continue Reading

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