Are standardized caries risk assessment models effective in assessing actual caries status and future caries increment? A systematic review

Table 1 Different factors included in each standardized Caries Risk Model

	Software programs			American Dental Association models
Factors	NUS-CRA 11 factors	Cariogram 9 factors	PreViser 11 factors	ADA 11 factors	CAMBRA 14 factors	CAT 12 factors
Socio-demographic
Age	X		X
Ethnicity	X
Family socioeconomic status	X			X	X	X
Behavioural
Infant feeding history	X				X
Diet	X	X	X	X	X	X
Fluoride	X	X	X	X	X	X
Dental attendance			X	X	X	X
Clinical
Oral hygiene	X	X	X	X	X	X
Past caries	X	X	X	X	X	X
White spot lesions				X	X	X
Enamel defects						X
Dental appliance			X	X	X	X
Systemic health	X	X	X	X	X	X
Medication				X	X
Salivary and microbiological
Saliva flow rate		X	X	X	X	X
Saliva buffering capacity		X
Mutans streptococci	X	X	X		X	X
Lactobacilli	X	X	X		X

NusCra National University of Singapore Caries Risk Assessment, CAMBRA Caries Management By Risk Assessment, ADA caries risk assessment by American Dental Association, CAT America Academy of Pediatric Dentistry’s Caries Assessment Tool