Lesan W R
East Afr Med J. 1989 Apr;66(4):289-92.
Ninety seven patients were examined for dental caries using two standard methods: (a) clinical examination based on WHO Basic Methods Oral Health surveys and (b) radiographic examination. Clinical examination method under records caries by upto 40%. Such under recording may give an impression of a decreasing caries prevalence in epidemiological studies.
使用两种标准方法对97名患者进行龋齿检查：(a) 基于世界卫生组织基本方法口腔健康调查的临床检查，以及 (b) 影像学检查。临床检查方法对龋齿的漏诊率高达40%。在流行病学研究中，这种漏诊可能会给人一种龋齿患病率下降的印象。
