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Area of Science:

  • Dental Diagnostics
  • Caries Research
  • Nanotechnology in Dentistry

Background:

  • Accurate assessment of caries activity is crucial for effective treatment planning.
  • Visual assessment (VA) of initial smooth surface caries can be subjective.
  • Novel diagnostic tools are needed to improve the objectivity of caries detection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the agreement between a starch-based nanoparticle fluorescence rinse (FR) and the International Caries Classification and Management System (ICCMS) for assessing caries activity.
  • To evaluate the potential of fluorescence assessment (FA) as an objective indicator of initial smooth surface caries activity.

Main Methods:

  • Extracted human teeth (N=57) underwent visual assessment (VA) by calibrated examiners using ICCMS criteria (sound, inactive, active).
  • Teeth were immersed in FR, rinsed, air-dried, and examined for fluorescence under specific lighting conditions.
  • Inter- and intra-examiner agreement was calculated using Kappa statistics.

Main Results:

  • Visual assessment classified 12 teeth (21%) as active and 45 teeth (79%) as sound or inactive.
  • Fluorescence assessment showed 100% concordance with VA: all active lesions fluoresced, and all sound/inactive lesions did not.
  • Kappa value of 1 indicated perfect agreement between FA and VA.

Conclusions:

  • Fluorescence rinse (FR) demonstrated perfect agreement with visual assessment (VA) using ICCMS for differentiating active from inactive/sound smooth surface caries.
  • FA with FR shows potential as an objective and easily integrated tool for detecting smooth surface caries activity in clinical settings.