Development, Methodology and Potential of the New Universal Visual Scoring System (UniViSS) for Caries Detection and Diagnosis

Jan Kühnisch, Inka Goddon, Susanne Berger, Helga Senkel, Katharina Bücher, Thomas Oehme, Reinhard Hickel and Roswitha Heinrich-Weltzien
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Jan Kühnisch: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, 80336, Germany
Inka Goddon: Health Department of the Ennepe-Ruhr-District, Schwelm, 58332, Germany
Susanne Berger: Health Department of the Ennepe-Ruhr-District, Schwelm, 58332, Germany
Helga Senkel: Health Department of the Ennepe-Ruhr-District, Schwelm, 58332, Germany
Katharina Bücher: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, 80336, Germany
Thomas Oehme: Dental practice, Lichtenstein, 09350, Germany
Reinhard Hickel: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Periodontology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Munich, 80336, Germany
Roswitha Heinrich-Weltzien: Department of Preventive Dentistry, University of Jena, 07743, Germany

IJERPH, 2009, vol. 6, issue 9, 1-10

Abstract: Given the limitations of adjunct caries detection and diagnostic tools, e.g., imperfect validity and reproducibility, as well as the difficulties in controlling all possible confounding factors, the need for an objective visual caries detection and diagnosis system has become evident. Our work has therefore aimed at systematizing caries lesions with the Universal Visual Scoring System (UniViSS) for occlusal and smooth surface lesions, which can be used for primary and permanent teeth, as well as under clinical, epidemiological, public health and laboratory conditions. Besides the description of the development and methodology of UniViSS, it is shown that UniViSS allows an accurate and reproducible classification of caries lesions on occlusal surfaces.

Keywords: dental caries; caries detection and diagnosis; visual examination; epidemiology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009
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