In vitro validity of the Dundee Selectable Threshold Method for caries diagnosis (DSTM)

Hazel E. Fyffe, Chris Deery, Zoann J. Nugent, Nigel M. Nuttall, Nigel B. Pitts

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    Abstract

    It is not generally possible to assess diagnostic accuracy in dental surveys as no histological 'gold standards' are available, therefore examiner agreement tends to be used as a proxy for accuracy. The aim of this study was to investigate, using extracted teeth in arch models, the in vitro validity of a diagnostic system to assess caries at the D1 (enamel and dentine) and D3 (dentine) diagnostic thresholds, for epidemiological purposes.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)52-8
    Number of pages7
    JournalCommunity Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
    Volume28
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2000

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