Table 2 Criteria for the ICDAS scores (international caries detection and assessment system coordinating committee 2005b)
From: Evaluating performance of dental caries detection methods among third-year dental students
Score | ICDAS criteria |
|---|---|
0 | Sound |
1 | First visual change in enamel (seen only after prolonged air drying or restricted to within the confines of a pit or fissure) |
2 | Distinct visual change in enamel |
3 | Localized enamel breakdown (without clinical visual signs of dentinal involvement) |
4 | Underlying dark shadow from dentine |
5 | Distinct cavity with visible dentine |
6 | Extensive distinct cavity with visible dentine |