Comparison of Icdas, Cast, Nyvad’s Criteria, and WHO-DMFT for Caries Detection in a Sample of Italian Schoolchildren
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15499681 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Guglielmo Campus (0000-0002-8573-485X, University of Bern, corresponding author), Fabio Cocco (0000-0003-1126-6157, University of Sassari), Livia Ottolenghi (0000-0001-7390-4316, Sapienza University of Rome), Maria Grazia Cagetti (0000-0002-2704-0585, University of Milan) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 21 |
| Pages | 4120-4120 |
| Publication date | 2019-10-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph16214120 |
| PMID | 31731559 |
| OpenAlex | W2981490547 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 2 |
Caries measurement methods vary considerably in terms of the stages of lesion considered making the comparison problematic among different surveys. In this cross-sectional study, four caries measurement methods, the WHO-DMFT, the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS), the Caries Assessment Spectrum and Treatment (CAST), and the Nyvad Criteria were tested in a sample of children. Five-hundred 12-year old children (236 males and 264 females) were examined four times by four calibrated examiners. The calibration process showed that Cohen's Kappa exceeded the criterion of K = 0.75 and K = 0.80 for inter/intra-examiner agreement, respectively. In the survey, the total number of misclassification errors for the four methods amounted to 312 observations (67.94% regarding enamel lesions). The greatest difference among methods was shown by number of sound teeth ( p n = 9505, 74.14%; ICDAS n = 2628, 20.49%; CAST n = 5053, 39.41%; and Nyvad Criteria n = 4117, 32.11%. At the level of dentinal Distinct/Active Cavity lesions, no statistically significant difference was observed ( p = 0.40) between ICDAS ( n = 1373, 10.71%), CAST ( n = 1371, 0.69%), and Nyvad Criteria ( n = 1720, 13.41%). In the severe caries levels, all methods were partially in agreement, while no accordance was found for the initial (enamel) lesions. A common language in caries detection is critical when different studies are compared
Carious lesion · Detection threshold · Enamel paint · Kappa · Significant difference · Dental Health and Care Utilization · Dental Research and COVID-19 · Dentistry · Mathematics · Medicine · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research · Orthodontics
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |