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. 2023 Jan 24;23:39. doi: 10.1186/s12903-023-02743-3

Table 2.

Caries level of ICDAS II scoring system (second- digit code)

Criteria Code
0 Sound tooth surface: no evidence of caries after prolonged air drying (5 s)
1 First visual change in enamel: opacity or discoloration (white or brown) is visible at the entrance to the pit or fissure after prolonged air drying, which is not or hardly seen on a wet surface
2 Distinct visual change in enamel: opacity or discoloration distinctly visible at the entrance to the pit and fissure when wet, lesion must still be visible when dry
3 Localized enamel breakdown due to caries with no visible dentine or underlying shadow: opacity or discoloration wider than the natural fissure/fossa when wet and after prolonged air drying
4 Underlying dark shadow from dentine + /– localized enamel breakdown
5 Distinct cavity with visible dentine: visual evidence of demineralization and dentine exposed
6 Extensive distinct cavity with visible dentine and more than half of the surface involved