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Evaluation of cavitated and non-cavitated carious lesions using the WHO basic methods, ICDAS-II and laser
Mridula Goswami, Anju Singh Rajwar1
1Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Aim:
This study was aimed to compare the diagnostic outcome of the WHO criteria, ICDAS-II criteria and laser fluorescence measurements in measuring the caries ratings of children.
Settings And Design:
Cross-sectional study.
Materials And Methods:
The study involved 31 children between 3 and 14 years of age, attending the Department of Pedodontics at Maulana Azad College of Dental Sciences, New Delhi. The surface-related caries status was registered according to the WHO basic method criteria (1997). Additionally, the ICDAS-II visual criteria and the DIAGNOdent readings were documented.
Statistical Analysis Used:
The data were analysed with ezANOVA and Excel 2000 (Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA, USA).
Results:
The mean ICDAS-II values amounted to 8.76 ± 0.72. The mean values for DMFS/def were 7.67 ± 0.91, whereas for DIAGNOdent it amounted to 4.00 ± 0.62.
Conclusions:
In conclusion, this study showed the diagnostic potential of the ICDAS-II criteria in comparison to the traditional WHO criteria by means of the non-cavitated caries lesions additionally detected. The DIAGNOdent use in field studies that already apply detailed visual criteria seems to bring limited additional information.
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