Research Article
In Vitro Evaluation of Proximal Carious Lesions Using Digital Radiographic Systems
Table 3
Sensitivity and specificity of digital radiographic systems in detection of demineralized areas.
| System | Demineralized area | Total | Sensitivity | Specificity | Present | Absent |
| Schick | | | | | | Positive | 23 (54.7%) | 19 (45.2%) | 42 (100%) | 0.64 | 0.47 | Negative | 13 (43.3%) | 17 (56.6%) | 30 (100%) | Sirona | | | | | | Positive | 20 (52.6%) | 18 (47.3%) | 38 (100%) | 0.56 | 0.50 | Negative | 16 (48.0%) | 18 (52.9%) | 34 (100%) | Kodak | | | | | | Positive | 13 (46.4%) | 15 (53.5%) | 28 (100%) | 0.48 | 0.58 | Negative | 23 (52.2%) | 21 (47.7%) | 44 (100%) |
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