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Table 3 Spearman correlation coefficient (Rho) for CARS and FDI subcategories (marginal staining, marginal adaptation, and recurrence of caries) evaluated for included restorations

From: Comparison of two clinical approaches based on visual criteria for secondary caries assessments and treatment decisions in permanent posterior teeth

FDI criteria

CARS criteria

Total

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

FDI marginal staining

        

1

57

1

12

1

6

7

0

84

2

52

2

22

11

6

8

3

104

3

33

0

43

26

8

15

0

125

4

20

2

29

7

10

5

0

73

5

6

0

6

6

8

2

1

29

Not evaluated

165

8

73

31

9

11

6

303

Rho = 0.280 (95% CI = 0.189–0.367)

FDI marginal adaptation

        

1

23

0

3

0

1

0

0

27

2

213

5

99

16

21

2

0

356

3

75

7

67

37

17

6

0

209

4

18

1

10

29

8

29

0

95

5

4

0

6

0

0

11

10

31

Rho = 0.457 (95% CI = 0.397–0.513)

FDI recurrence of caries

        

1

291

3

8

7

1

0

0

310

2

26

9

95

15

3

4

0

152

3

7

1

63

40

7

2

0

120

4

8

0

16

18

18

25

0

85

5

1

0

3

2

19

16

10

51

Rho = 0.829 (95% CI = 0.805–0.851)

Total

333

13

185

82

47

48

10

718

  1. Rho = Spearman correlation coefficient; 95% CI = 95% confidence interval
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