Evaluation of diagnostic accuracy of CBCT and intraoral radiography for proximal caries detection in the presence of different dental restoration materials

Table 2 Sensitivity and specificity of intraoral radiography and CBCT scans (with and without artifacts) for detection of proximal caries by the two observers

Diagnostic parameters	Observers	Specificity	Mean	Sensitivity (enamel caries)	Mean	Sensitivity (caries in the outer half of dentin)	Mean	Sensitivity (caries in the inner half of dentin)	Mean	General sensitivity	Mean
intraoral	First	0.929	0.911	0.333	0.389	0.72	0.72	0.278	0.306	0.769	0.789
intraoral	Second	0.893	0.911	0.444	0.389	0.72	0.72	0.333	0.306	0.808	0.789
artifact-free CBCT	First	0.929	0.947	0.889	0.833	0.84	0.84	0.667	0.612	0.942	0.942
artifact-free CBCT	Second	0.964	0.947	0.778	0.833	0.84	0.84	0.556	0.612	0.942	0.942
CBCT next to amalgam	First	0.214	0.268	0.556	0.50	0.84	0.88	0.444	0.444	0.962	0.952
CBCT next to amalgam	Second	0.221	0.268	0.444	0.50	0.92	0.88	0/444	0.444	0/942	0.952
CBCT next to MCR	First	0.75	0.697	0.333	0.333	0.72	0.72	0.444	0.417	0.808	0.817
CBCT next to MCR	Second	0.643	0.697	0.333	0.333	0.72	0.72	0.389	0.417	0.827	0.817
CBCT next to porcelain crown	First	0.786	0.786	0.444	0.444	0.64	0.64	0.389	0.389	0.788	0.788
CBCT next to porcelain crown	Second	0.786	0.786	0.444	0.444	0.64	0.64	0.389	0.389	0.788	0.788

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