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. 2024 Mar 2;24:298. doi: 10.1186/s12903-024-04056-5

Table 1.

Distribution of the results of the root resorption detection kit

Clinical Conditions Sensitivity Specificity
Kit Results Presence of Root Resorption No Root Resorption 0.98 0.8
Presence of Root Resorption

(30 + 29)/2

True Positive

(TP)

(2 + 4)/2

False Positive

(FP)

No Root Resorption

(0 + 1)/2

False Negative

(FN)

(13 + 11)/2

True Negative

(TN)

*For a test to be useful, sensitivity + specificity should be at least 1.5 [21]