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Table 1 Distribution of the results of the root resorption detection kit

From: A newly developed kit for dental apical root resorption detection: efficacy and acceptability

 

Clinical Conditions

Sensitivity

Specificity

Kit Results

Presence of Root Resorption

No Root Resorption

0.98

0.8

Presence of Root Resorption

(30 + 29)/2

True Positive

(TP)

(2 + 4)/2

False Positive

(FP)

No Root Resorption

(0 + 1)/2

False Negative

(FN)

(13 + 11)/2

True Negative

(TN)

  1. *For a test to be useful, sensitivity + specificity should be at least 1.5 [21]