Diagnodent and VistaCam may be unsuitable for the evaluation of dental caries in archeological teeth

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ID8313461
AutoresPaweł Dąbrowski (0000-0001-6016-9201, Division of Normal Anatomy, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology Wroclaw Medical University Wroclaw Poland, autor de correspondencia), Joanna Grzelak (0000-0001-7957-1161, Department of Oral Anatomy Wroclaw Medical University Wroclaw Poland), Michał Kulus (0000-0002-3014-6946, Division of Histology and Embryology, Department of Human Morphology and Embryology Wroclaw Medical University Wroclaw Poland), Tomasz Staniowski (0000-0001-5333-7289, Department of Conservative Dentistry and Pedodontics Wroclaw Medical University Wroclaw Poland)
Año2019
Volumen168
Número4
Páginas797-808
Fecha de publicación2019-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaAmerican Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajpa.23785
PMID30693947
OpenAlexW2914558242
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas51

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to compare the usefulness of fluorescence-based caries detection systems (Diagnodent and VistaCam) for the assessment of carious lesions on archeological molars. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study material consisted of teeth from the Cemetery of St. Mary Magdalene (Cmentarz św. Marii Magdaleny) in Wrocław, Poland. A sample of 178 permanent molars from 38 skulls were examined. Five surfaces of teeth (occlusal, mesial, distal, buccal, and lingual) were assessed on either basically cleaned or sandblasted teeth. Six diagnostic methods were used to detect carious lesions: the visual classification of the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS II), fluorescent methods (Diagnodent and VistaCam), X-ray, cone beam computed tomography and histological sections. The sensitivity and specificity of the methods were determined using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves and the correlation between the severity of dental caries and the readouts obtained with each method. RESULTS: In most cases, Diagnodent and VistaCam yielded unsatisfactory specificity and sensitivity values. The area under curve (AUC) values in ROC curves for Diagnodent and Vistacam were lower than the AUC values obtained for the ICDAS II visual classification. CONCLUSIONS: According to our results, in the case of archeological teeth, neither Diagnodent nor VistaCam can be regarded as a better diagnostic method than the ICDAS II visual classification of caries

Area under curve · Computed tomography · Cone beam computed tomography · Molar · Radiology · Receiver operating characteristic · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dental Radiography and Imaging · Dentistry · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies · Medicine · Orthodontics