Diagnostic Accuracy of Methods Used to Detect Cracked Teeth

• Published in: Clinical and experimental dental research Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. e70138 - n/a
• Main Authors: Kindaro, Veronica, Molland, Huon, Shirbegi, Sara, Renner, Paul, Krishnan, Unni
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.06.2025; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Accuracy; cracked teeth; Cracked Tooth Syndrome - diagnosis; Cracks; Data collection; Dental enamel; Dentists; diagnostic methods; Ethics; Humans; Light; Microscopy - methods; micro‐CT; Original; Predictive Value of Tests; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Teeth; Transillumination; X-Ray Microtomography; Japan; Germany; accuracy; diagnostic methods; cracked teeth; micro‐CT; transillumination

ABSTRACT Objectives Cracked tooth diagnosis is challenging due to the unknown diagnostic accuracy of tools, resulting in misdiagnosis and suboptimal treatment outcomes. The primary objective of this study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of four commonly used visual tests in diagnosing crack...