Kay E J, Watts A, Paterson R C, Blinkhorn A S
University of Glasgow, Department of Community Medicine, Scotland.
Community Dent Oral Epidemiol. 1988 Apr;16(2):91-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.1988.tb01850.x.
This study investigates the validity of the treatment decisions made by 10 hospital dentists, who examined the fissures of extracted teeth using a visual-only technique. The study shows that 8 of the 10 dentists were more likely to leave carious teeth unrestored than unnecessarily treat sound teeth. The authors suggest that this system of diagnosing occlusal caries is a satisfactory one in terms of its sensitivity and specificity.
