Table 2.
Transition of Noncavitated Active and Inactive Caries Lesionsa and Caries Lesions with Cavitation Limited to the Enamelb after the Follow-up
| Classification after the Reexamination in the Follow-up, % |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dental Surface: Activity Status at Baseline | No. of Surfaces | Sound | NC | Score 3 | Score 4 | C/R/M |
| Noncavitated caries lesions at the baseline | ||||||
| Occlusal | ||||||
| Inactive | 171 | 50.9 | 30.4 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 8.2 |
| Active | 594 | 59.4 | 11.8 | 10.3 | 3.2 | 15.3 |
| Proximal | ||||||
| Inactive | 13 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Active | 360 | 83.9 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 8.9 |
| Smooth | ||||||
| Inactive | 103 | 67.0 | 26.2 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| Active | 728 | 63.5 | 24.5 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 6.3 |
| All | ||||||
| Inactive | 289 | 58.1 | 27.3 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 6.2 |
| Active | 1680 | 66.5 | 15.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 9.9 |
| Cavitations clinically limited to the enamel at the baseline | ||||||
| Occlusal | ||||||
| Inactive | 24 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 20.8 | 16.7 | 37.5 |
| Active | 94 | 17.0 | 4.3 | 18.1 | 6.4 | 54.3 |
| Proximal | ||||||
| Inactive | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Active | 22 | 18.2 | 9.1 | 22.7 | 50.0 | 22.7 |
| Smooth | ||||||
| Inactive | 10 | 20.0 | 30.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 |
| Active | 40 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 37.5 | 7.5 | 30.0 |
| All | ||||||
| Inactive | 35 | 17.1 | 14.3 | 22.9 | 11.4 | 34.3 |
| Active | 156 | 15.4 | 7.7 | 23.7 | 5.8 | 47.4 |
C/R/M = cavitated caries lesions (scores 5 and 6) / restored surface / missed surface; ICDAS, International Caries Detection and Assessment System; NC = noncavitated (scores 1 and 2 of the ICDAS).
a
Scores 1 and 2 of the ICDAS.
b
Score 3 of the ICDAS.