title: Caries risk assessment: relevance to the practitioner.
abstract: The dental literature is filled with recommendations for assessing the caries risk of patients. Some of these recommendations are based on sound research, some on clinical experience. This article attempts to explain the science of risk assessment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Restorative Dentistry, University of Washington 98126, USA.
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Powell
mesh_terms: D002327:Cariostatic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004245:DMF Index; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility; D019422:Dietary Sucrose / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005459:Fluorides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012463:Saliva / Q000382:microbiology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D002327:Cariostatic Agents; D019422:Dietary Sucrose; D005459:Fluorides