The clinician's ability to identify caries risk subjects without saliva tests--a pilot study

The average clinician's ability to identify caries risk children without any saliva tests was studied in field conditions. The results suggest that a clinician can reach a high level in prediction of future caries occurrence through the use of clinical and sociodemographic information routinely...

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Published inCommunity dentistry and oral epidemiology Vol. 21; no. 1; p. 8
Main Authors Isokangas, P, Alanen, P, Tiekso, J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Denmark 01.02.1993
Subjects
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Dental Caries - etiology
Dental Caries - pathology
Dental Caries Activity Tests
Dental Caries Susceptibility
Dental Restoration, Permanent
Dentin - pathology
DMF Index
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Pilot Projects
Probability
Risk Factors
Saliva - chemistry
Saliva - microbiology
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tooth, Deciduous
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Summary:The average clinician's ability to identify caries risk children without any saliva tests was studied in field conditions. The results suggest that a clinician can reach a high level in prediction of future caries occurrence through the use of clinical and sociodemographic information routinely available at annual clinical examinations.
ISSN:0301-5661
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0528.1993.tb00709.x