DENTAL CARIES DIAGNOSED THROUGH CLINICAL EXAMINATION AND PHOTOS TAKEN BY SMARTPHONES IN FIRST-YEAR NURSING STUDENTS, HA DONG MEDICAL COLLEGE, SCHOOL YEAR 2019-2020

Mai Thị Giang Thanh, Lê Thành Chung, Lê Thị Hương Giang, Hoàng Bảo Duy, Nguyễn Đức Thăng

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The cross-sectional descriptive study aims to describe the rate of permanent molar caries on clinical examination and photos taken with smartphones. Thereby determining the sensitivity and specificity through photos taken on first-year nursing students, Ha Dong Medical College, academic year 2019-2020. The results show that: The rate of permanent molar caries is 93.2% by clinical examination method and 72.8% by imaging method. The general sensitivity and specificity for all tooth surfaces were 88.2% and 90.6%, respectively. On the facial surface, these numbers were 67.3% and 81.5%. The sensitivity and specificity of the chewing surface were 83.3% and 84.5%. 80% greater accuracy in both occlusal surface, facial surface and common to all tooth surfaces.

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