Primary study · included by 1 review

Frequency of caries in triangular-shaped radiolucencies on periapical radiographs of maxillary deciduous second molars.

Tabari 2021 · Tabari Mitra, Yazdizadeh Mina, Abesi Farida, et al. · Dental research journal · 2021

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Radiographic artifacts in the diagnosis of dental caries: systematic review with meta-analysis.
Non-Cochrane · prevalence · 2026 · cited as Tabari 2021 · Data characteristics; Tables 2 and 3; References
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Proportion of false-positive diagnoses
Interpretation of radiographic optical effects (TSR or Mach band) as caries or fracture vs None (single-arm proportion)
Proportion 0.12933 studies · 464 participantsGRADE not reported
Proportion of false-positive diagnoses
Interpretation of radiographic optical effects (TSR or Mach band) as caries or fracture vs None (single-arm proportion)
Proportion 0.133 [0.041, 0.225]3 studies · 464 participantsVery low

Also linked to PM41331196-P4-O1, which does not match a current question in this review.

1 including review in total.