title: [Assessment of caries activity and caries risk].
abstract: This paper reviews the present knowledge regarding methods of caries prediction. The clinician's ability to predict caries by examination and on the basis of knowledge of patient's attitude and background functions relatively well. Bacterial and salivary tests do not contribute significantly to this. The caries present at the moment of examination, the cariesexperience, is the best predictor of caries among children.
authors.affiliation: WHO Collaborating Centre, Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen, postbus 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen.
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: van Palenstein Helderman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D019140:Dental Care for Children; D003731:Dental Caries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003732:Dental Caries Activity Tests / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Inschatting van cariësactiviteit en -risico.