TY - JOUR
T1 - Laser fluorescence of caries detection in permanent teeth in vitro
T2 - a systematic review and meta-analysis
AU - Rosa, Maria I.
AU - Schambeck, Vilson S.
AU - Dondossola, Eduardo R.
AU - Alexandre, Maria C.M.
AU - Tuon, Lisiane
AU - Grande, Antonio J.
AU - Hugo, Fernando
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Chinese Cochrane Center, West China Hospital of Sichuan University and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - Background/objectives: The detection of dental caries in the early stages, particularly on the occlusal surfaces, has become a mainstay of contemporary clinical practice. The objective of the study was to verify the accuracy of laser fluorescence for caries detection. Methods: A comprehensive search of the MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, IBECS, BIOSIS, Web of Science, SCOPUS, Congress Abstracts, and Grey literature databases was undertaken from 1980 through January 2016. We included cross-sectional studies that evaluated laser fluorescence in caries diagnoses in vitro and compared them with histological analyses. Results: A total of 39 articles were included in the meta-analysis, which included 2082 caries sites. The pooled sensitivity was 0.71 (0.69, 0.73), and the specificity was 0.81 (0.73, 0.82). The diagnostic odds ratio was 14.93 (11.2, 19.9). A summary receiver operating characteristic curve was constructed. The area under the curve was 0.865. Conclusion: This meta-analysis showed that laser fluorescence in vitro had the ability to diagnose occlusal caries lesions in permanent teeth and enamel and dentin caries.
AB - Background/objectives: The detection of dental caries in the early stages, particularly on the occlusal surfaces, has become a mainstay of contemporary clinical practice. The objective of the study was to verify the accuracy of laser fluorescence for caries detection. Methods: A comprehensive search of the MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, IBECS, BIOSIS, Web of Science, SCOPUS, Congress Abstracts, and Grey literature databases was undertaken from 1980 through January 2016. We included cross-sectional studies that evaluated laser fluorescence in caries diagnoses in vitro and compared them with histological analyses. Results: A total of 39 articles were included in the meta-analysis, which included 2082 caries sites. The pooled sensitivity was 0.71 (0.69, 0.73), and the specificity was 0.81 (0.73, 0.82). The diagnostic odds ratio was 14.93 (11.2, 19.9). A summary receiver operating characteristic curve was constructed. The area under the curve was 0.865. Conclusion: This meta-analysis showed that laser fluorescence in vitro had the ability to diagnose occlusal caries lesions in permanent teeth and enamel and dentin caries.
KW - Caries Detector
KW - Dental caries
KW - laser fluorescence
KW - meta-analysis
KW - systematic review
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U2 - 10.1111/jebm.12227
DO - 10.1111/jebm.12227
M3 - Article
C2 - 27792279
AN - SCOPUS:84997235984
SN - 1756-5383
VL - 9
SP - 213
EP - 224
JO - Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine
JF - Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine
IS - 4
ER -