Visual and radiographic caries detection: a tailored meta-analysis for two different settings, Egypt and Germany

Visual and radiographic caries detection: a tailored meta-analysis for two different settings, Egypt and Germany

Abstract Background Diagnostic meta-analyses on caries detection methods should assist practitioners in their daily practice. However, conventional meta-analysis estimates may be inapplicable due to differences in test conduct, applied thresholds and assessed population between settings. Our aim was...

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Main Authors: Falk Schwendicke, Karim Elhennawy, Osama El Shahawy, Reham Maher, Thais Gimenez, Fausto M. Mendes, Brian H. Willis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Oral Health
Subjects:
Caries detection
Decision making
Diagnostic accuracy studies
Evidence-based dentistry
Medical informatics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12903-018-0561-z

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