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Table 1 Mean application times, in minutes, of the ICDAS, CAST and DMF methods

From: Comparison of caries lesion detection methods in epidemiological surveys: CAST, ICDAS and DMF

Method

Mean (SD)

CV (%)

Min–Max

CAST

4.7 (1.4)

29.8

1.5–7.0

DMF

3.8 (1.5)

39.5

1.2–8.2

ICDAS

8.9 (2.8)

31.5

3.3–18.0

  1. CV  coefficient of variation, SD  standard deviation, Min  minimum, Max  maximum