Comparison of caries lesion detection methods in epidemiological surveys: CAST, ICDAS and DMF.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although dental caries is a globally widespread disease, there is no consensus regarding the method that should be used for their detection. In recent decades, a variety of new methods have been proposed for measuring caries in a population. Three caries detection methods, the decayed, missing and filled (DMF) index, the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) and the Caries Assessment Spectrum and Treatment (CAST), were compared to provide information to guide future method choices.

Methods

This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study in which three methods were used to measure caries in students, staff and their dependents at UNEB (State University of Bahia), Salvador, Brazil. We compared the mean application time of each method and the fre

SUBMITTER: Castro ALS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6035475 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature