Evidence Report/Technology Assessment Number 36

Diagnosis and Management of Dental Caries

File Inventory


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
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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
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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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