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Table 4.3.6 Studies with low quality and relevance.
Author
Year,
reference
Country
Type of
study
Observer
reliability
Blinding
Number
of
observers
Population
Caries
prevalence
and
type of
lesions
Number
of individuals
Number
of teeth
Grossman
et al
2002 [1]
South
Africa
Validity Yes 4 Repeated
diagnoses,
but reliability
not
reported
Extracted
teeth
59 (42%)
sound
36 (26%)
enamel
44 (32%)
dentine
139 teeth/
surfaces
Tranæus
et al
2004 [7]
Sweden
Validity,
reliability
Yes 2 Spearman
Inter
mean:
0.79
Intra
mean:
0.86
Adult
patients
at a
dental
school
0 (0%)
sound
7 (13%)
enamel
16 (31%)
D2
29 (56%)
D3–D4
30 individuals,
52
lesions
Tranæus
2004 [7]
Sweden
Yes 2 Spearman
Inter
mean:
0.83
Intra
mean:
0.94
Validity,
reliability
Adolescent
patients
at a
public
dental
clinic
30 enamel
smooth
surface
caries
lesions
30 individuals,
30
lesions
Verdonschot
et al
1993 [12]
The
Netherlands
Validity
Not
reported
4 Not
reported
Molars
from
Danish
recruits,
18–20
yrs
27 (33%)
no sign of
caries
26 (32%)
small
lesions in
dentine
28 (35%)
large
lesions
in inner
dentine
81 teeth
AUC = Area under the curve; D2 = Caries to the enamel-dentine junction;
D3 = Caries reaching not more than half of the dentine; D4 = Caries reaching more than
half of the dentine; DD = DIAGNOdent; ECM = Electronic caries measurement, electrical
conductance measurements; FOTI = Fibre optic transillumination; QLF = Quantitative
light-induced fluorescence; Se = Sensitivity; Sp = Specificity
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Karies – diagnostik, riskbedömning och icke-invasiv behandling