Caries risk assessment in young adults: a 3 year validation of the Cariogram model

BMC Oral Health

Svante Twetman²  Gunnel Hänsel Petersson¹ 

[1] Department of Cariology, Faculty of Odontology, Malmö University, SE-205 06 Malmö, Sweden;Maxillofacial Unit, Halland Hospital, Halmstad, Sweden

关键词: Saliva;    Risk factors;    Mutans streptococci;    Lactobacilli;   

Others  :  1118141
DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6831-15-17

 received in 2014-07-24, accepted in 2015-01-15,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

To validate baseline caries risk classifications according to the Cariogram model with the actual caries development over a 3-year period in a group of young adults living in Sweden.

Methods

The study group consisted of 1,295 19-year-old patients that completed a comprehensive clinical baseline examination, including radiographs and salivary tests. An individual caries risk profile was computed and the patient was placed in one of five risk categories. After 3 years, 982 patients (75.8%) were re-examined and caries increment for each patient was calculated. The outcome was expressed as sensitivity, specificity and predictive values and compared with a risk assessment scheme used in Public Dental Service.

Results

The drop-outs displayed more risk factors and a significantly higher caries burden at baseline compared with those that remained in the project (p < 0.05). There was a strong association between the Cariogram risk categories and the 3-year caries increment on cavity level but the predictive values were modest. The high or very high caries risk categories yielded high specificities (>90%) but poor sensitivities. The low risk groups displayed higher sensitivities on expense of impaired specificities. No combinations proved clinically useful values according to Yuoden’s index.

Conclusions

Within the limitations of the present study, the computer-based Cariogram did not perform better than a caries risk assessment scheme based on past caries experience and caries progression, over a 3-year period in young adults.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Petersson and Twetman; licensee BioMed Central.

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