Research Article
Use of ICDAS-II, Fluorescence-Based Methods, and Radiography in Detection and Treatment Decision of Occlusal Caries Lesions: An In Vitro Study
Table 1
Cross-tables showing the relationship between the different methods and the gold standard.
| | Gold standard (clinical lesion depth) | | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| ICDAS-II scores | | | | | | | 0 (sound) | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1-2 (enamel lesion) | 0 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 41 | 3–6 (dentine lesion) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 30 |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 84 |
| LF scores* | | | | | | | 0–7 (sound) | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 8–24 (enamel lesion) | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 25–99 (dentine lesion) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 26 |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 84 |
| FC scores** | | | | | | | 0–0.9 (sound) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | >0.9–2 (enamel lesion) | 12 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 72 | >2 (dentine lesion) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 80 |
| FC scores*** | | | | | | | 0–1.2 (sound) | 13 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1.3–1.4 (enamel lesion) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | >1.4 (dentine lesion) | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 44 |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 80 |
| Bitewing scores | | | | | | | 0 (sound) | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 69 | 1-2 (enamel lesion) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 (dentine lesion) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 15 |
| Total | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 84 |
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