Question · asked by 1 review
Analogue (conventional) radiographs vs Reference standard (histology, excavation, or enhanced visual examination): Specificity for detection and diagnosis of early (enamel) caries
- Population
- Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted teeth of children or adults (in vitro studies); teeth apparently healthy or with suspected early caries. Studies intentionally including caries obviously into dentine or frank cavitation, or participants referred to secondary care for restorative treatment, were excluded. Target condition: early (non-cavitated enamel-only) coronal dental caries on occlusal, approximal, or smooth surfaces
- Intervention
- Analogue (conventional) radiographs
- Comparison
- Reference standard (histology, excavation, or enhanced visual examination)
- Outcome
- Specificity for detection and diagnosis of early (enamel) caries
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Analogue (conventional) radiographs vs Reference standard (histology, excavation, or enhanced visual examination) Specificity for detection and diagnosis of early (enamel) caries · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in vivo studies), or extracted… · Up to 3 months between index test and reference standard (in vivo studies) Imaging modalities to inform the detection and diagnosis of early caries (2021) · Cochrane All outcomes | Specificity 0.90 [0.86, 0.93] | 51 studies | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imaging modalities to inform the detection and diagnosis of early caries 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2018-12 | Not listed | Not assessed |
Related questions
The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.
- Analogue (conventional) radiographs vs Digital radiographs (direct within-person / paired comparison); reference standard: histology, excavation, or enhanced visual examination · Asymptomatic children, adolescents, or adults presenting for clinical examination (in… · 1 review
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.