Table 3.
Sensitivity | ||||
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Caries level | X-ray |
SS-OCT |
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Enamel dem | 0.83 | 0.13 | 0.93 | 0.059 |
Enamel caries | 0.62 | 0.12 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
Dentin superficial | 0.35 | 0.097 | 0.62 | 0.22 |
Dentin deep | 0.35 | 0.10 | 0.34 | 0.27 |
Specificity | ||||
Caries level |
X-ray |
SS-OCT |
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Enamel dem | 0.54 | 0.23 | 0.64 | 0.18 |
Enamel caries | 0.76 | 0.19 | 0.84 | 0.10 |
Dentin superficial | 0.92 | 0.043 | 0.93 | 0.041 |
Dentin deep | 0.98 | 0.015 | 0.98 | 0.029 |
Az value | ||||
Caries level |
X-ray |
SS-OCT |
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
Enamel dem | 0.69 | 0.065 | 0.78 | 0.10 |
Enamel caries | 0.69 | 0.065 | 0.85 | 0.062 |
Dentin superficial | 0.64 | 0.049 | 0.77 | 0.10 |
Dentin deep | 0.67 | 0.051 | 0.66 | 0.13 |
SD: standard deviation.
Enamel dem: enamel demineralization.
Enamel caries: enamel caries with cavitation.
Dentin superficial: superficial dentin caries limited to the outer half of the dentin thickness.
Dentin deep: deep dentin caries penetrates to the inner half of the dentin.
SS-OCT: swept-source optical coherence tomography.