Use of ICDAS-II, Fluorescence-Based Methods, and Radiography in Detection and Treatment Decision of Occlusal Caries Lesions: An In Vitro Study

Table 5

Cross tables showing the relationship between the treatment decisions when different methods were used.

Treatment decision after using	Number of teeth related to the treatment decision
	LF*		FC**		FC***		BW
ICDAS-II	pc	oc	pc	oc	pc	oc	pc	oc
pc	45	9	54	0	34	20^a	50	4
oc	13	17	19^a	7	2	24	19^b	11
LF*			pc	oc	pc	oc	pc	oc
pc			57	1	34	24^a	54	3
oc			16^a	6	2	20	15^c	11
FC**					pc	oc	pc	oc
pc					36	37^a	65	8
oc					0	7	3	4
FC***							pc	oc
pc							33	3
oc							35^a	9

pc: preventive care, oc: operative care.
∗Cutoffs according to the literature [4].
∗∗Cutoffs according to the manufacturer’s recommendation.
∗∗∗Cutoffs according to the literature [5].
Within columns, significant differences are represented by different superscript letters (the McNemar test: a: 𝑃<0.001/b: 𝑃=0.003/c: 𝑃=0.019).