International Caries Detection and Assessment System: A new paradigm in detection of dental caries

Km Shivakumar, Sumanth Prasad, Gn Chandu, Km Shivakumar, Sumanth Prasad, Gn Chandu

Abstract

A new emphasis on caries measurement and management is required for the dental community. The dental professionals need new approaches in caries detection, its assessment, and management. The future of research, practice, and education in Cariology requires the development of an integrated definition of dental caries, and uniform systems for measuring the caries process. Keeping this in view, the International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) has presented a new paradigm for the measurement of dental caries, which was developed from the systematic reviews of literature on the clinical caries detection system and other sources. The ICDAS can serve as a basis and benchmark for clinical and epidemiological research and inform dental undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Cariology. The ICDAS system was developed to bring forward the current understanding of the process of initiation and progression of dental caries to the fields of epidemiological and clinical research.

Keywords: Dental caries; ICDAS; research.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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An overview of the development of the ICDAS
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Adaptation of the WHO's “stepwise” approach to the surveillance of noncommunicable diseases for use with oral health indicators. [Courtesy from: Pitts NB ICDAS - an international system for caries detection and assessment being developed to facilitate caries epidemiology, research and appropriate clinical management. Community Dental Health 2004;21:193–198.]

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