The effect of Turkish dental practitioners’ perceptions and experience of ICDAS II on caries treatment decisions

Abstract

Background: The International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) was developed to integrate several criteria systems into one standard system for caries detection and assessment. The aim of this study was to identify Turkish dental practitioners’ perceptions and experience about ICDAS II and assess how they could affect clinical decision-making.Methods: A web-based data collection form, including demographic characteristics, experience of caries detection systems, and two different clinical images with caries and treatment options, was given to Turkish dental practitioners. Data were analyzed with the chi-square test and logistic regression using SPSS 22.0 software (IBM, Chicago, IL) at a significance level of P 0.05).Conclusion: The visual caries detection system, ICDAS II, was a useful tool in standardizing caries diagnostic skills for practitioners and improving decision-making abilities on caries treatment.

Keywords

• assessment
• clinical decision-making
• dental caries
• detection
• dental practice management