[Salivary tests and clinical indexes in selection of caries risk groups. Critical review of the literature]. / Tests salivari e indici clinici nella selezione dei gruppi a rischio di carie: revisione critica della letteratura.

ABSTRACT

The Authors briefly illustrate some recent findings about the selection of high caries risk groups. The aim of this study is to review some of the main contributes of the literature of the last years. The attention has been mainly focused on the used experimental design. From this review it can be concluded that it is necessary a better comparability of the results among the different groups of researchers working on this problem. It could also be suggested an improvement of the predictive value of the tests by their combined use.