Table 1.
Literature overview of the corresponding parameters for analyzing the prevalence and the incidence of WSL after MB treatment.
| Author (year) | Number of patients | Teeth | Tooth surfaces | Used index | Prevalence | Incidence | Diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucchese et al. (2012) | 191 | UJ and LJ anterior teeth, posterior teeth (16–26,36–46) | 4584 | Gorelick et al. | 40–43% | n.s | Visual inspection |
| Enaia et al. (2011) | 400 | UJ anterior teeth (12–22) | 1600 | Gorelick et al. | 73.5% | 60.9% | Intraoral photography |
| Lovrov et al. (2007) | 53 | UJ and LJ anterior and posterior teeth (17–27,37–47) | 1414 | Gorelick et al. | 26.4% | 24.9% | Intraoral photography |
| Pancherz and Mühlich (1997) | 108 | UJ anterior teeth and premolars (15–25) | 794 | Modif. Gorelick | 62.0% | 49.6% | Intraoral photography |
| Banks and Richmond (1994) | 80 | UJ and LJ anterior and posterior teeth (15–25 a. 35–45) | 4728 | EDI | n.s | 74% | Visual inspection |
| Øogard et al. (1989) | 51 | UJ and LJ anterior and posterior teeth (16–26 a. 36–46) | 1224 | Modif. Gorelick | 96% | n.s | Visual inspection |
| Årtun and Brobakken (1986) | 120 | UJ and LJ anterior and posterior teeth (15–25 u. 35–45) | 2400 | Cavity index by von der Fehr and modif. Gorelick | 52.5% | n.s | Visual inspection |
| Mizrahi et al. (1982) | 269 | UJ and LJ anterior teeth and premolars | 5758 | Modified Index by Curzon and Spector | 84% | n.s | Intraoral photography |
| Akin et al. (2013) | 150 | UJ and LJ first molar to other first molar for both jaws | n.s (3600) | Gorelick et al. | 65% | 55% | Intraoral photograohy |
| Strateman and Shannon (1974) | 209 | n.s | n.s | n.s | n.s | 2–66% | Visual inspection, intraoral photography, roentgenograms |
| Khalaf (2014) | 45 | UJ and LJ anterior and posterior teeth (16–26 a. 36–46) | 1080 | Modified Index by Kuhnisch et al. | n.s | 42% | Visual inspection |