title: Development, methodology and potential of the new Universal Visual Scoring System (UniViSS) for caries detection and diagnosis.
abstract: Given the limitations of adjunct caries detection and diagnostic tools, e.g., imperfect validity and reproducibility, as well as the difficulties in controlling all possible confounding factors, the need for an objective visual caries detection and diagnosis system has become evident. Our work has therefore aimed at systematizing caries lesions with the Universal Visual Scoring System (UniViSS) for occlusal and smooth surface lesions, which can be used for primary and permanent teeth, as well as under clinical, epidemiological, public health and laboratory conditions. Besides the description of the development and methodology of UniViSS, it is shown that UniViSS allows an accurate and reproducible classification of caries lesions on occlusal surfaces.
authors.affiliation: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich 80336, Germany. jkuehn@dent.med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kühnisch
authors.forename: Inka
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Goddon
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: Helga
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Senkel
authors.forename: Katharina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bücher
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oehme
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hickel
authors.forename: Roswitha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heinrich-Weltzien
mesh_terms: D003731:Dental Caries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results