Table 2.
The mean sensitivity, specificity, and AUC scores for all three readers combined for approximal caries detection.
| Mode | Sensitivity (true positive rate) | Specificity (1—false positive rate) | AUC (area under ROC curve) | 95% CI for AUC | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without ARa | With ARb | Without ARa | With ARb | Without ARa | With ARb | Without ARa | With ARb | |
| Imaging Mode 1 90kVp, 8mA, 75μm | 0.972 | 0.966 | 0.973 | 0.538 | 0.976 | 0.896 | 0.957-0.994 | 0.849-0.942 | 
| Imaging Mode 2 80kVp, 7mA, 75μm | 0.875 | 0.916 | 0.375 | 0.256 | 0.771 | 0.650 | 0.704-0.839 | 0.559-0.742 | 
| Imaging Mode 3 80kVp, 7mA, 200μm | 0.930 | 0.833 | 0.812 | 0.487 | 0.945 | 0.823 | 0.911-0.979 | 0.755-0.891 | 
| Imaging Mode 4 90kVp, 8mA, 200μm | 0.971 | 0.983 | 0.875 | 0.692 | 0.966 | 0.934 | 0.944-0.986 | 0.906-0.959 | 
aBlocks for teeth without amalgam restorations; bBlocks for teeth with amalgam restorations.