Table 4 Multiple comparisons between the AUC values of visual examination (VE), bitewing radiography (BWR), near-infrared transillumination (NIRT), laser fluorescence measurement (LF) and alternating current impedance spectroscopy (ACIS) with and without visual examination (VE) are calculated at three diagnostic thresholds
From: Comparison of novel and established caries diagnostic methods: a clinical study on occlusal surfaces
AUROC difference | VE | BWR | NIRT | LF | ACIS | VE/BWR | VE/NIRT | VE/LF | VE/ACIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caries detection threshold | |||||||||
VE | – | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.34 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
BWR | – | 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.13 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.26 | 0.26 | |
NIRT | – | 0.25 | 0.23 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.34 | 0.34 | ||
LF | – | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.25 | 0.10 | 0.09 | |||
ACIS | – | 0.14 | 0.23 | 0.12 | 0.12 | ||||
VE/BWR | – | 0.36 | 0.02 | 0.02 | |||||
VE/NIRT | – | 0.34 | 0.34 | ||||||
VE/LF | – | 0.00 | |||||||
VE/ACIS | – | ||||||||
Enamel caries detection threshold | |||||||||
VE | – | 0.31 | 0.38 | 0.28 | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.38 | 0.08 | 0.04 |
BWR | – | 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.44 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.34 | |
NIRT | – | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 0.29 | 0.41 | ||
LF | – | 0.10 | 0.41 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.32 | |||
ACIS | – | 0.31 | 0.20 | 0.10 | 0.22 | ||||
VE/BWR | – | 0.51 | 0.21 | 0.09 | |||||
VE/NIRT | – | 0.29 | 0.41 | ||||||
VE/LF | – | 0.12 | |||||||
VE/ACIS | – | ||||||||
Dentin caries detection threshold | |||||||||
VE | – | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.31 | 0.29 |
BWR | – | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | |
NIRT | – | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 | ||
LF | – | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.01 | |||
ACIS | – | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.00 | ||||
VE/BWR | – | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | |||||
VE/NIRT | – | 0.01 | 0.02 | ||||||
VE/LF | – | 0.01 | |||||||
VE/ACIS | – | ||||||||