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. 2015 Dec;15(4):197-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2015.10.008. Epub 2015 Oct 28.

Baseline Caries Risk Assessment Using CAMBRA May Predict Caries Only in High and Extreme Caries Risk Groups

Marisol Tellez  1 , Vinodh Bhoopathi  2 , Sungwoo Lim  3
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Baseline Caries Risk Assessment Using CAMBRA May Predict Caries Only in High and Extreme Caries Risk Groups

Marisol Tellez et al. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2015 Dec.

Abstract

Article title and bibliographic information: Baseline caries risk assessment as a predictor of caries incidence. Chaffee BW, Cheng J, Featherstone JD.J Dent 2015;43(5):518-24.

Reviewers: Marisol Tellez, BDS, MPH, PhD, Vinodh Bhoopathi, BDS, MPH, DScD, Sungwoo Lim, MS, DrPH PURPOSE/QUESTION: To determine, with each increasing category of baseline caries risk as assessed by Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) in a patient, whether a greater or higher number of new decay/restored teeth can be predicted at a subsequent 6-month periodic oral evaluation.

Source of funding: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health (KL2TR000143) TYPE OF STUDY/DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study

Level of evidence: Level 2: Limited-quality, patientoriented evidence

Strength of recommendation grade: Not applicable.

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