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

Table 6

Cross tables showing the relationship between the treatment decisions when each method was combined with the visual inspection.

Treatment decision after using	Number of teeth related to the treatment decision
	ICDAS-II + LF*		ICDAS-II + FC**		ICDAS-II + FC***		ICDAS-II + BW
ICDAS-II	pc	oc	pc	oc	pc	oc	pc	oc
pc	45	9^a	54	0	34	20^b	50	4
oc	0	30	0	30	0	30	0	30
LF*	pc	oc
pc	45	13^b
oc	0	26
FC**			pc	oc
pc			54	19^b
oc			0	7
FC***					pc	oc
pc					34	2
oc					0	44
BW							pc	oc
pc							50	19^b
oc							0	15

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=0.004/b: 𝑃<0.001).