Question · asked by 1 review
Digital bitewing radiography, sensor-based (CCD/CMOS) vs Direct visual examination after tooth separation or bioptical cavity preparation: Diagnostic accuracy for proximal caries detection (caries detection level)
- Population
- Patients with permanent posterior teeth, proximal surfaces assessed clinically (in vivo)
- Intervention
- Digital bitewing radiography, sensor-based (CCD/CMOS)
- Comparison
- Direct visual examination after tooth separation or bioptical cavity preparation
- Outcome
- Diagnostic accuracy for proximal caries detection (caries detection level)
Under in vivo conditions, sensor-based digital bitewing radiography had a pooled specificity of 0.93 (95% CI 0.77, 0.98) for proximal caries detection at the caries detection level; ungraded.
What each review found
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| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Digital bitewing radiography, sensor-based (CCD/CMOS) vs Direct visual examination after tooth separation or bioptical cavity preparation Diagnostic accuracy for proximal caries detection (caries detection level) · Patients with permanent posterior teeth, proximal surfaces assessed clinically (in vivo) · In vivo (clinical); permanent posterior teeth, proximal surfaces, Caries detection level Under in vivo conditions, sensor-based digital bitewing radiography had a pooled specificity of 0.93 (95% CI 0.77, 0.98) for proximal caries detection at the caries detection level; ungraded. Systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic studies of proximal surface caries. (2021) All outcomes | Specificity 0.93 [0.77, 0.98] | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Digital bitewing radiography, sensor-based (CCD/CMOS) vs Direct visual examination after tooth separation or bioptical cavity preparation Diagnostic accuracy for proximal caries detection (caries detection level) · Patients with permanent posterior teeth, proximal surfaces assessed clinically (in vivo) · In vivo (clinical); permanent posterior teeth, proximal surfaces, Caries detection level Under in vivo conditions, sensor-based digital bitewing radiography had a pooled diagnostic odds ratio of 17.11 (95% CI 3.73, 78.39) for proximal caries detection at the caries detection level; ungraded. Systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic studies of proximal surface caries. (2021) All outcomes | DOR 17.11 [3.73, 78.39] | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Digital bitewing radiography, sensor-based (CCD/CMOS) vs Direct visual examination after tooth separation or bioptical cavity preparation Diagnostic accuracy for proximal caries detection (caries detection level) · Patients with permanent posterior teeth, proximal surfaces assessed clinically (in vivo) · In vivo (clinical); permanent posterior teeth, proximal surfaces, Caries detection level Under in vivo conditions, sensor-based digital bitewing radiography had a pooled sensitivity of 0.55 (95% CI 0.42, 0.67) for proximal caries detection at the caries detection level; ungraded. Systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic studies of proximal surface caries. (2021) All outcomes | Sensitivity 0.55 [0.42, 0.67] | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Digital bitewing radiography, sensor-based (CCD/CMOS) vs Direct visual examination after tooth separation or bioptical cavity preparation Diagnostic accuracy for proximal caries detection (caries detection level) · Patients with permanent posterior teeth, proximal surfaces assessed clinically (in vivo) · In vivo (clinical); permanent posterior teeth, proximal surfaces, Caries detection level Under in vivo conditions, sensor-based digital bitewing radiography had a summary ROC AUC of 0.82 for proximal caries detection at the caries detection level; ungraded. Systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic studies of proximal surface caries. (2021) All outcomes | AUC 0.82 | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic studies of proximal surface caries. 2021 All outcomes | Up to 31 December 2018 (English-language publications) | 36 | Not applicable |
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