Table 7 Unadjusted and corrected sensitivities and specificities of LFpen and FC in detection of NC
Methods | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Accuracy measures | Unadjusted (95% CI) | Brenner (95% CI) | Staquet et al (95% CI) |
Non-cavitated caries lesion (NC) – LFpen | |||
Sensitivity | 0.69 (0.64, 0.73) | 0.68 (0.63, 0.73) | 0.70 (0.65, 0.75) |
Specificity | 0.81 (0.65, 0.91) | 0.44 (0.28, 0.61) | 0.04 (0.01, 0.17) |
Non-cavitated caries lesion (NC) – FC | |||
Sensitivity | 0.44 (0.39, 0.50) | 0.44 (0.39, 0.49) | 0.45 (0.40, 0.50) |
Specificity | 0.91 (0.76, 0.97) | 0.65 (0.48, 0.79) | 0.36 (0.22, 0.53) |