Diagnostic accuracy of three placement sites for the cold test ... | 合法醫療器材資訊網

由BECastillo-Silva著作·2019·被引用1次—Thecoldtestisaspecifictestofpulpsensitivityandispartoftheendodonticdiagnosis[2].Thecoldtestevaluatesthenervousresponseofthe ...

To identify the diagnostic accuracy of 3 sites for the cold test including sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, positive predictive value and negative predictive value; it is convenient to have a gold standard. The standard is an objective method to perform a diagnosis [4]. The results of the gold standard should be compared with other methods or new tests to confirm that the results of the other methods or new tests are objective [7, 9]. Authors have reported that the gold standard for determining the actual state of dental pulp is a histological examination. The implementation of this standard requires the extraction of the tooth, which is impossible in most cases where the elimination of the tooth is not indicated. The gold standard in clinical dentistry, when diagnosing a vital or necrotic pulp with a need for endodontic treatment is done through the direct inspection of the pulpal blood flow within the pulp cham...