The clinician's ability to identify caries risk subjects without saliva tests--a pilot study.
The average clinician's ability to identify caries risk children without any saliva tests was studied in field conditions. The results suggest that a clinician can reach a high level in prediction of future caries occurrence through the use of clinical and sociodemographic information routinely available at annual clinical examinations.
Isokangas
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P
Ylivieska Health Care Center, Finland.
Alanen
P
P
Tiekso
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D003732:Dental Caries Activity Tests; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D003804:Dentin / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011336:Probability; D012307:Risk Factors; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry / Q000382:microbiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous