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Table 4.2.3 Studies with low quality and relevance.
Author
Year,
reference
Country
Type
of
study
Observer
reliability
Number
of
observers
Population
Type of
lesion and
prevalence
Number of
teeth and
surfaces
Bamzahim
et al
2004 [45]
Sweden
In vitro 5 No information
Extracted
teeth
with
restorations
Secondary
caries,
amalgam
with caries
24/48 (50%),
toothcoloured
restorations
with caries
10/18 (56%)
66 teeth, 48
with amalgam
(32 molars, 16
premolars; 28
class I restorations,
11 class II
restorations).
18 with toothcoloured
restorations
(13 molars, 5
premolars; 7
class I restorations,
11 class II
restorations)
Bamzahim
et al
2005 [46]
Sweden
In vivo 5,
majority
scores
Posterior
teeth
with
amalgam
restorations,
prevalence
according
to gold
standard
25/51
(49%)
Secondary
caries
21 patients
(19–45 yrs), 51
restorations.
Location of
caries not specified
and that
is crucial point
Grossman
et al
2002 [47]
South
Africa,
Brazil,
Canada
In vitro 4 Repeated
diagnosis,
but no
information
about
reliability
Extracted
teeth
Occlusal
caries,
36/139 (26%)
in enamel,
44 (32%) in
dentine
139 occlusal
surfaces
144
Karies – diagnostik, riskbedömning och icke-invasiv behandling