Identifying Predictive Values and Correlations with Caries using Cutoff Points (various pH levels) in the Cariostat Caries Activity Test
Article Title and Bibliographic Information
Using a caries activity test to predict caries risk in early childhood. Nishimura M, Oda T, Kariya N, Matsumura S, Shimono T. J Am Dent Assoc 2008;139(1):63-71.
Reviewer
Norman Tinanoff, DDS, MS
Purpose/Question
This study examined the pH cutoff points of the Cariostat in a population of 18-month-olds to 3.5-year-olds.