Clinic of Dental and Oral Pathology, Faculty of Odontology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania,
Klinik für Zahnerhaltung, Präventiv- und Kinderzahnmedizin Zahnmedizinische Kliniken (ZMK), University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Caries Res. 2020;54(1):7-14. doi: 10.1159/000503309. Epub 2019 Oct 7.
A 2-day workshop of ORCA and the IADR Cariology Research Group was organized to discuss and reach consensus on definitions of the most commonly used terms in cariology. The aims were to identify and to select the most commonly used terms of dental caries and dental caries management and to define them based on current concepts. Terms related to definition, diagnosis, risk assessment, and monitoring of dental caries were included. The Delphi process was used to establish terms to be considered using the nominal group method favored by consensus. Of 222 terms originally suggested by six cariologists from different countries, a total of 59 terms were reviewed after removing duplicates and unnecessary words. Sixteen experts in cariology took part in the process of reaching consensus about the definitions of the selected caries terms. Decisions were made following thorough "round table" discussions of each term and confirmed by secret electronic voting. Full agreement (100%) was reached on 17 terms, while the definitions of 6 terms were below the agreed 80% threshold of consensus. The suggested terminology is recommended for use in research, in public health, as well as in clinical practice.
一个为期两天的 ORCA 和国际龋病研究协会龋病研究小组研讨会旨在讨论并就龋病学中最常用术语的定义达成共识。目的是确定并选择龋病和龋病管理中最常用的术语，并根据当前概念对其进行定义。纳入了与龋病定义、诊断、风险评估和监测相关的术语。采用德尔菲法（Delphi）使用共识倾向的名义群体法（nominal group method）来确定需要考虑的术语。在最初由来自六个不同国家的六位龋病学家提出的 222 个术语中，经过去除重复项和不必要的词，总共审查了 59 个术语。16 位龋病学专家参与了选定龋病术语定义的共识达成过程。在对每个术语进行彻底的“圆桌”讨论后做出决策，并通过秘密电子投票进行确认。17 个术语达成了 100%的完全一致，而 6 个术语的定义低于 80%的共识阈值。建议的术语学推荐用于研究、公共卫生以及临床实践。
