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Dropout/
missing
data
Method
or technique
Comparison
method
Outcome
measure
Results
enamel
caries
Results
dentine
caries
(CI)
Study
quality
and relevance
Comments
Not
reported
VI
Hemisection,
histology
Se, Sp, area
under the
ROC curve
– Se: 72%
Sp: 84%
Medium
Limited to
3rd molars
2 subjects VI Clinical
excavation,
sound/
enamel,
dentine
ROC, Se, – Se: 4%
Sp, A z Sp: 97%
Medium
Not
reported
VI
Hemisection,
histology
Se, Sp,
accuracy
Se: 75%
Sp: 58%
Accuracy:
0.68
Se: 72%
Sp: 84%
Accuracy:
0.72
Medium
Same
material
as Angnes
et al
2005 [13]
VI
52 surfaces
Separation
Se, Sp,
PPV, NPV
– Se: 34%
(20–62)
Sp: 98%
(96–99)
PPV: 0.56
NPV: 0.96
Medium
Se varied
between
12 and 50%
NPV = Negative predictive value; PPV = Positive predictive value; Se = Sensitivity;
Sp = Specificity; VI = Visual inspection; VIP = Visual inspection and probing
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