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

TY - JOUR

T1 - In vitro validity of the Dundee Selectable Threshold Method for caries diagnosis (DSTM)

AU - Fyffe, Hazel E.

AU - Deery, Chris

AU - Nugent, Zoann J.

AU - Nuttall, Nigel M.

AU - Pitts, Nigel B.

PY - 2000/2

Y1 - 2000/2

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

U2 - 10.1034/j.1600-0528.2000.280107.x

DO - 10.1034/j.1600-0528.2000.280107.x

M3 - Article

C2 - 10634684

SN - 0301-5661

VL - 28

SP - 52

EP - 58

JO - Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

JF - Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

IS - 1

ER -