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Table 4 The relationship among treatment decisions indicated for assessment restorations comparing CARS and FDI criteria

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

FDI

CARS

Total

No treatment

Repair

Replacement

No treatment

476

0

1

477 (66.4%)

Repair

128

29

1

158 (22.0%)

Replacement

57

12

14

83 (11.6%)

Total

661 (92.1%)

41 (5.7%)

16 (2.2%)

718

  1. Spearman correlation coefficient = 0.420 (95% Confidence interval = 0.358–0.478)
  2. Chi-square adjusted by the cluster = 141.0; p < 0.001
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BMC Oral Health

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