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Author, year,  

reference

Diagnostic 

method

Caries,  

dentition

Main reason  

for exclusion

Ricketts et al, 1995 [114]*

ECM

Occlusal, 

permanent

Less than 3 examiners

Ricketts et al, 2002 [115]

BW

Occlusal

Outcome measure  

not applicable

Rock et al, 1988 [116]*

ECM

Occlusal, 

permanent

Less than 3 examiners

Rudolphy et al, 1993 [117]

BW

Secondary

Less than 3 examiners

Rudolphy et al, 1997 [118]

BW

Secondary

Less than 3 examiners

Rugg-Gunn, 1972 [119]*

BW

Approximal, 

permanent

Less than 3 examiners

Russell et al, 1993 [120]*

BW

Approximal, 

permanent

Insufficient data  

reporting

Sanden et al, 2003 [121]

dBW

Approximal

Less than 3 examiners

Schmidlin et al, 2002 [122]

dBW

Approximal

Not adequate

Syriopoulos et al, 2000 [123] BW, dBW

Approximal

Outcome measure  

not applicable

Thomas et al, 2001 [124]

BW

Occlusal, 

permanent

Not validated

Tonioli et al, 2002 [125]

Occlusal, 

permanent

Outcome measure  

not applicable

Tveit et al, 1992 [126]

BW

Secondary

Pooled diagnoses  

for crown and root

Vaarkamp et al, 2000 [38]

BW

Approximal

Not adequate

Verdonschot et al, 1991

[127]

FOTI

Approximal, 

permanent

Small sample

Virajsilp et al, 2005 [128]

BW

Approximal, 

primary

Less than 3 examiners

Wenzel et al, 1992 [129]*

Occlusal, 

permanent

Less than 3 examiners

Wenzel et al, 1999 [130]

BW

Approximal, 

permanent

Outcome measure  

not applicable

Wenzel et al, 1999 [131]

Not adequate

Wenzel et al, 1990 [132]*

BW

Occlusal

Outcome measure  

not applicable

Wenzel, 2004 [10]

BW, dBW

Approximal

Not adequate

Table 4.2.4 continued

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Table 4.2.4 continued

BW = Bitewing radiographs; dBW = Digital bitewing radiographs; ECM = Electronic 

caries measurement, electrical conductance measurements; FOTI = Fibre optic 

transillumination; VI = Visual inspection

* Study selected because the paper was included in the review by [23].

Author, year,  

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method

Caries,  

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Main reason  

for exclusion

Wolwacz et al, 2004 [133]

BW

Occlusal, 

permanent

Not validated

Wong et al, 2002 [134]

BW

Approximal

Outcome measure  

not applicable

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