CLINICIAN ABILITY TO IDENTIFY CARIES RISK SUBJECTS

Authors
ALANEN P HURSKAINEN K ISOKANGAS P PIETILA I LEVANEN J SAARNI UM TIEKSO J
Citation
P. Alanen et al., CLINICIAN ABILITY TO IDENTIFY CARIES RISK SUBJECTS, Community dentistry and oral epidemiology, 22(2), 1994, pp. 86-89
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry,Oral Surgery & Medicine","Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
Community dentistry and oral epidemiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03015661
Volume
22
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
86 - 89
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-5661(1994)22:2<86:CATICR>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The clinician's ability to identify caries risk children without saliv a tests was studied in five health care centers. 77 examiners predicte d, after the annual check-up and treatment, whether, during the follow ing 12 months, the child would develop new dentinal caries lesions to be filled. 7917 children aged 5-16 yr were included. Only information routinely available at clinical examinations was used. In general, the overall sensitivity was 44% and specificity 90%. Some clinicians were able to identify the caries risk children with high sensitivity and s pecificity figures.