Table 1 FOTI specificity and sensitivity12

From: Shining a light on caries: evaluating the evidence for diagnostic test accuracy of different illumination tests for the detection and diagnosis of enamel caries

Occlusal and approximal surfaces

Schneiderman and others25

Sensitivity 0.67 for occlusal surfaces and 0.56 for approximal surfaces; radiography had sensitivity of 0.18 and 0.21 respectively

In vitro use

Peers and others26

Sensitivity 0.67, specificity 0.97

Occlusal caries

Mitropoulos27

Sensitivity 0.85, specificity 1.00

Buccal surfaces

Sidi and Naylor28

Sensitivity 0.74, specificity 0.99

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