ORCA-EFCD consensus report on clinical recommendation for caries diagnosis. Paper I: caries lesion detection and depth assessment. ...

• Main Authors: Kühnisch, Jan, Aps, Johan Km, Splieth, Christian, Lussi, Adrian, Jablonski-Momeni, Anahita, Mendes, Fausto M, Schmalz, Gottfried, Fontana, Margherita, Banerjee, Avijit, Ricketts, David, Schwendicke, Falk, Douglas, Gail, Campus, Guglielmo, van der Veen, Monique, Opdam, Niek, Doméjean, Sophie, Martignon, Stefania, Neuhaus, Klaus W, Horner, Keith, Huysmans, Marie-Charlotte Dnjm
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer 2024
• Subjects: 610 Medicine & health; Orca
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48350/194661; https://boris.unibe.ch/194661/

OBJECTIVES The aim of the present consensus paper was to provide recommendations for clinical practice considering the use of visual examination, dental radiography and adjunct methods for primary caries detection. MATERIALS AND METHODS The executive councils of the European Organisation for Caries Research (ORCA) and the European Federation of Conservative Dentistry (EFCD) nominated ten experts each to join the expert panel. The steering committee formed three work groups that were asked to provide recommendations on (1) caries detection and diagnostic methods, (2) caries activity assessment and (3) forming individualised caries diagnoses. The experts responsible for "caries detection and diagnostic methods" searched and evaluated the relevant literature, drafted this manuscript and made provisional consensus recommendations. These recommendations were discussed and refined during the structured process in the whole work group. Finally, the agreement for each recommendation was determined using an anonymous ...