7 Caries Diagnosis Flashcards
1
Q
Black and brown staining for caries
A
Not a reliable indicator
2
Q
Opalescence is a sign of
A
Deep caries
3
Q
Reliability relates to
A
Reproducibility of measurements
4
Q
Validity relates to
A
Degree to which measurement expresses the true value
5
Q
Sensitivity
A
Do we always find disease when its there
True positive/(True Positive+False negative)
6
Q
Specificity
A
Do we every say disease is present when its not
(True negative/True negative + False Positive)
(When the disease is not there, do we always say its not there)
7
Q
Sensitivity and specifiticity for caries detection
A
Sensitivity low
Specificity high
8
Q
Current consensus for caries detection
A
Clinical examination, visual inspection, radiographs
