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Carious lesion activity assessment in clinical practice
1Visiting Professor Community General Dental Practice University of South Wales, Cardiff, UK. ebd@nature.com.
Evidence-Based Dentistry
|June 30, 2019
Summary
Standardizing methods for assessing active coronal caries lesions in vivo is crucial. Further research is needed to validate new tools for activity assessment of coronal carious lesions (AACCL).
Area of Science:
- Dental research
- Cariology
- Clinical diagnostics
Background:
- Assessing the activity of coronal carious lesions is vital for effective dental treatment planning.
- Current in vivo techniques and concepts for activity assessment of coronal carious lesions (AACCL) lack standardization.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review and synthesize existing in vivo techniques for activity assessment of coronal carious lesions (AACCL).
- To identify gaps and areas for improvement in the assessment of active carious lesions.
Main Methods:
- A systematic literature search was conducted using the PubMed database.
- Manual screening of references from selected articles was performed.
- Inclusion criteria focused on original English articles detailing in vivo techniques for AACCL.
Main Results:
- Twenty-five articles met the inclusion criteria for the review.
- Qualitative synthesis of results indicated variability in current assessment methods.
- A need for harmonized standards in concepts and tools for AACCL was identified.
Conclusions:
- There is a clear need for the definition and harmonization of standards for activity assessment-related concepts and tools.
- Further in vivo validation of newly developed tools for AACCL is required to improve diagnostic accuracy.
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