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Lesion activity assessment.

K R Ekstrand, D T Zero, S Martignon

    Monographs in Oral Science
    |June 5, 2009
    PubMed
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    Assessing dental caries activity requires combining multiple clinical indicators, as no single method reliably predicts lesion progression. Combining visual, tactile, and other signs improves accuracy for both coronal and root caries detection.

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    Area of Science:

    • Dentistry
    • Oral Health
    • Caries Research

    Background:

    • Clinical examination of dental caries lacks a universally accepted gold standard for assessing lesion activity.
    • Understanding the patho-anatomical changes in response to cariogenic plaque is crucial for developing assessment tools.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To evaluate the probability of a detected caries lesion being active or arrested.
    • To review visual and tactile methods for assessing primary coronal and root lesions.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of evidence from basic research, epidemiological, clinical, and intervention studies.
    • Discussion of clinical scoring systems, including the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS).
    • Evaluation of surrogate methods for assessing lesion activity (construct validity).

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    Main Results:

    • Fair agreement exists between visual/tactile assessments and lesion severity/depth.
    • Reproducibility of caries assessment systems is generally substantial.
    • No single clinical predictor reliably assesses caries activity; a combination of predictors enhances accuracy.

    Conclusions:

    • Combining multiple indicators (visual appearance, location, tactile sensation, gingival health) allows for reliable and accurate assessment of primary coronal and root lesion activity.
    • Despite limitations of surrogate methods, construct validity supports the use of combined indicators for caries activity assessment.