Occlusal caries detection: specificity · Patients (in vivo); permanent and primary teeth, occlusal surfaces
In vivo, QLF pooled specificity for occlusal caries in permanent teeth was 0.80 (3 studies; ungraded).
2 findings from 1 review
Specificity 0.80
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Specificity 0.82
4 studies
GRADE not reported
Occlusal caries detection: sensitivity · Extracted human teeth (in vitro); permanent and primary teeth, occlusal surfaces
In vitro, QLF pooled sensitivity for occlusal caries detection was 0.83 (5 studies; ungraded).
3 findings from 1 review
Sensitivity 0.83
5 studies
GRADE not reported
Sensitivity 0.63
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Sensitivity 0.91
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Proximal caries detection: sensitivity · Extracted human teeth (in vitro); permanent teeth, proximal (approximal) surfaces
In vitro, QLF pooled sensitivity for proximal caries detection was 0.83 (3 permanent-teeth studies; no primary-dentition data; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Sensitivity 0.83
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Proximal caries detection: specificity · Patients (in vivo); permanent and primary teeth, proximal (approximal) surfaces
In vivo, QLF pooled specificity for proximal caries in permanent teeth was 0.81 (3 studies; ungraded).
2 findings from 1 review
Specificity 0.81
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Specificity 0.82
4 studies
GRADE not reported
detection of proximal caries · primary teeth with proximal caries
No eligible in vitro studies of primary teeth with proximal caries were found.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
detection of proximal caries · human primary or permanent teeth with dental caries lesions
QLF had pooled sensitivity of 0.83 and specificity of 0.74 for proximal caries (all dentitions, in vitro).
4 findings from 1 review
Sensitivity 0.83
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Sensitivity 0.83
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Specificity 0.74
3 studies
GRADE not reported
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Specificity 0.74
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Occlusal caries detection: specificity · Extracted human teeth (in vitro); permanent and primary teeth, occlusal surfaces
In vitro, QLF pooled specificity for occlusal caries in permanent teeth was 0.66 (3 studies; ungraded).
3 findings from 1 review
Specificity 0.66
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Specificity 0.74
5 studies
GRADE not reported
Specificity 0.81
2 studies
GRADE not reported
Occlusal caries detection: sensitivity · Patients (in vivo); permanent and primary teeth, occlusal surfaces
In vivo, QLF pooled sensitivity for occlusal caries detection was 0.86 (4 studies; ungraded).
2 findings from 1 review
Sensitivity 0.86
4 studies
GRADE not reported
Sensitivity 0.86
3 studies
GRADE not reported
detection of occlusal caries · human primary or permanent teeth with dental caries lesions
QLF had pooled sensitivity of 0.86 and specificity of 0.80 for occlusal caries (permanent dentition, in vivo).
2 findings from 1 review
Specificity 0.80
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Specificity 0.82
4 studies
GRADE not reported
Proximal caries detection: specificity · Extracted human teeth (in vitro); permanent teeth, proximal (approximal) surfaces
In vitro, QLF pooled specificity for proximal caries detection was 0.74 (3 permanent-teeth studies; no primary-dentition data; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Specificity 0.74
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Proximal caries detection: sensitivity · Patients (in vivo); permanent and primary teeth, proximal (approximal) surfaces
In vivo, QLF pooled sensitivity for proximal caries detection was 0.74 (4 studies; ungraded).
2 findings from 1 review
Sensitivity 0.74
4 studies
GRADE not reported
Sensitivity 0.76
3 studies
GRADE not reported
Diagnostic accuracy (sensitivity, specificity) - not pooled · Permanent teeth (occlusal and smooth surfaces), with suspected caries lesions
Only 3 QLF studies were included, so no pooled estimate of QLF diagnostic accuracy could be calculated (evidence not graded).
1 finding from 1 review
Occlusal caries detection accuracy · Human permanent posterior teeth (premolars and molars) in patients, occlusal (pit-and-fissure) surfaces
No eligible QLF studies met the meta-analysis inclusion criteria (candidate QLF studies were identified but none had acceptable index/reference tests and reporting quality).
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
0 studies
No studies found
Quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF), fluorescence loss · Patients (mainly children) with white spot lesions (WSL)
Compared with baseline, CPP-ACP significantly improved white spot lesions on QLF (SMD -0.43, 95% CI -0.79 to -0.07; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF), fluorescence loss · Patients (mainly children) with white spot lesions (WSL)
CPP-ACP toothpaste did not differ significantly from placebo paste (fluoride control) for white spot lesion remineralization on QLF (MD 0.08, 95% CI -0.91 to 1.08; ungraded).
1 finding from 1 review
Quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) change · Patients with early caries lesions in permanent teeth (non-fluoridated water area)
Adding CPP-ACP to fluorides did not significantly change QLF outcomes for smooth-surface early caries lesions versus fluorides alone; not GRADE-rated.
1 finding from 1 review