Research Article

In Vitro Evaluation of Proximal Carious Lesions Using Digital Radiographic Systems

Table 2

Proportion of correct diagnoses according to radiographic system and type of lesion ( = 432).

SystemLesions    Total
SoundDemineralizedEnamelEnamel/
dentin

Schick19/36
(52.7%)
23/36
(63.8%)
28/36
(77.7%)
32/36
(88.8%)
102/144
(70.8%)
Kodak15/36
(41.6%)
13/36
(36.1%)
30/36
(83.3%)
34/36
(94.4%)
92/144
(63.8%)
Sirona18/36
(50.0%)
18/36
(50.0%)
24/36
(66.6%)
25/36
(66.6%)
85/144
(59.0%)

Total54/108
(50.0%)
54/108
(50.0%)
82/108
(75.9%)
91/108
(84.2%)
279/432
(64.5%)