Prepared by:
Research Triangle Institute
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Evidence-based Practice Center
James D. Bader, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Principal Investigator
Daniel A. Shugars, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Gary Rozier, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Kathleen N. Lohr, Ph.D.
Arthur J. Bonito, Ph.D.
Jessica P. Nelson, B.A.
Anne M. Jackman, M.S.W.
Investigators
File Name Description Software Version File Size __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 01front.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 41KB 8 pages Contents: Cover, Title Page, Preface, Structured Abstract 02conts.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 24KB 2 pages Contents: Table of Contents 03summ.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 50KB 6 pages Contents: Summary: Overview, Reporting of the Evidence, Methodology, Findings, Future Research 04chap1.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 63KB 9 pages Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction: Primary Objectives and Scope of this Evidence Report; Key Clinical Questions; Technical Expert Advisory Group Involvement; Dental Caries: Background and Significance; Table 1. Mean DS, DMFS, and % DS/DMFS per person by race-ethnicity in U.S. children and adolescents age 5 to 17, 1988-91; Table 2. Mean DS, DFS, and %DS/DFS per person by race-ethnicity in U.S. dentate adults, ages 18 Years and older, 1988-91; Professionally Administered Methods of Caries Prevention; Organization of this Report 05chap2.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 121KB 19 pages Contents: Chapter 2. Methodology: Overview; Key Questions and Causal Pathways; Figure 1. Causal pathways for the diagnosis, nonsurgical management, and prevention of carious lesions; Literature Search; Table 3. Strategy and results of MEDLINE caries diagnosis search; Table 4. Strategy and results of MEDLINE caries management search; Table 5. Strategy and results for EMBASE caries diagnosis search; Table 6. Strategy and results for EMBASE caries management search; Table 7. Inclusion (I) and exclusion (E) criteria for caries diagnosis studies; Table 8. Inclusion (I) and exclusion (E) criteria for noncavitated lesions studies; Table 9. Inclusion (I) and exclusion (E) criteria for studies of caries prevention in caries-active individuals; Title, Abstract, and Paper Review; Table 10. Search refinement results; Data Abstraction; Figure 2. Quality rating form-caries diagnosis studies; Figure 3. Quality rating form- caries management studies; Development of the Evidence Tables; Peer Reviewer Process 06chap3.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 443KB 24 pages Contents: Chapter 3. Results: Diagnosis of Carious Lesions; Table 11. Number of diagnostic assessments by tooth surface, tooth type, lesion type, diagnostic method, and study setting; Table 12. Sensitivity and specificity values for the detection of proximal cavitated lesions; Table 13. Sensitivity and specificity values for the detection of proximal carious lesions penetrating into dentin; Table 14. Sensitivity and specificity values for the detection of any proximal carious lesions; Table 15. Sensitivity and specificity values for the detection of occlusal cavitated lesions; Table 16. Sensitivity and specificity values for the detection of occlusal carious lesions penetrating into dentin; Table 17. Sensitivity and specificity values for the detection of any occlusal carious lesions; Table 18. Sensitivity and specificity values for the detection of occlusal carious lesions confined to enamel; Management of Noncavitated Carious Lesions; Management of Caries-Active Individuals; 07chap4.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 31KB 3 pages Contents: 4. Conclusions: Diagnosis of Carious Lesions; Management of Noncavitated Carious Lesions; Management of Caries-Active Individuals; 08chap5.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 39KB 5 pages Contents: Chapter 5. Recommendations for Future Research: Diagnosis of Carious Lesions; Caries Management Studies; 09refs.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 54KB 6 pages Contents: References 10etacro.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 22KB 1 page Contents: Acronyms and Abbreviations Used in the Evidence Tables 11etbl1.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 62KB 4 pages Contents: Evidence Table 1. Diagnosis of dental caries-in vivo 12etbl2.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 302KB 28 pages Contents: Evidence Table 2. Diagnosis of dental caries-in vitro 13etbl3.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 43KB 4 pages Contents: Evidence Table 3. Treatment of noncavitated carious lesions 14etbl4.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 143KB 15 pages Contents: Evidence Table 4. Prevention for caries-active individuals 15etbl5.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 45KB 4 pages Contents: Evidence Table 5. Prevention for caries-active individuals: Studies of various agents on orthodontically banded teeth 16etbl6.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 44KB 4 pages Contents: Evidence Table 6. Prevention for caries-active individuals: Studies of various agents on individuals with oral radiotherapy 17biblio.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 509KB 114 pages Contents: Bibliography 18appa.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 23KB 1 page Contents: Appendix A. Acknowledgments 19appb.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 28KB 2 pages Contents: Appendix B. Selection, Composition, and Role of the Technical Expert Advisory Group 20appc.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 28KB 2 pages Contents: Appendix C. Selection, Names, and Tasks of Peer Reviewers 21appd.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 50KB 8 pages Contents: Appendix D. Article Abstraction Forms 22appe.doc Microsoft Word® Document MS Word® 97 SR-1 20KB 1 page Contents: Appendix E. Acronyms and Abbreviations __________________________________________________________________________________________________________
AHRQ Publication No. 01-E056
Current as of June 2001
Internet Citation:
Diagnosis and Management of Dental Caries. File Inventory, Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 36. AHRQ Publication No. 01-E056, June 2001. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/carieinv.htm
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