Systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic methods for occlusal surface caries.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of commonly used methods for occlusal caries diagnostics, such as visual examination (VE), bitewing radiography (BW) and laser fluorescence (LF), in relation to their ability to detect (dentin) caries under clinical and laboratory conditions.

Materials and methods

A systematic search of the literature was performed to identify studies meeting the inclusion criteria using the PIRDS concept (N = 1090). A risk of bias (RoB) assessment tool was used for quality evaluation. Reports with low/moderate RoB, well-matching thresholds for index and reference tests and appropriate reporting were included in the meta-analysis (N = 37; 29 in vivo/8 in vitro). The pooled sensitivity (SE), specificity (S

SUBMITTER: Kapor S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8342337 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature