Diagnostic Accuracy of CBCT for Detection of Second Canal of Permanent Teeth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

<table class="table-group" id="tab6"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left"> </td><td class="align_center">Before exclusion of diagnostic case-control studies</td><td class="align_center">After exclusion of diagnostic case-control studies</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sensitivity (95% CI)</td><td class="align_center">94% (80.7%–98.3%)</td><td class="align_center">90.9% (76.1%–96.9%)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Specificity (95% CI)</td><td class="align_center">93.1% (84.4%–97.2%)</td><td class="align_center">92.9% (82%–97.4%)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><div>%: percentage; CI: confidence interval.<br/></div></td></tr></table>

<div>Sensitivity and specificity of CBCT for detection of second canal before and after exclusion of diagnostic case-control studies.</div>

International Journal of Dentistry

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Table 6: Diagnostic Accuracy of CBCT for Detection of Second Canal of Permanent Teeth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 