Abubaker Qutieshat, Alreem Al Rusheidi, Samiya Al Ghammari, Abdulghani Alarabi, Abdurahman Salem, Maja Zelihic
Comparative analysis of diagnostic accuracy in endodontic assessments: dental students vs. artificial intelligence
Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany)
dental caries common noncommunicable disease among children public health measure prefectural level schoolbased fluoride mouthrinse sfmr program medicaldental expense subsidy policies factors may reduce incidence dental caries tooth loss prefectures focusing promoting oral health policies may promote interaction effect implementing subsidy policies sfmr prefectural level caries prevention yet examined conducted ecological study using twowave panel data prefecturelevel aggregated data japan 2016 2018 coefficient 95 confidence intervals ci calculated dependent variables oral health using mixedeffects linear regression analysis adjusted possible confounders two dependent variables used standardized claim ratio scr deciduous tooth extraction 12yearolds decayed missing filled permanent teeth dmft four independent variables sfmr scr dental sealants prefectural income per person subsidy policy three models copayment children enter elementary school n 23 copayment children enter elementary school n 7 copayment continuing beyond elementary school n 17 effects six interaction terms representing unique pairing four independent variables individually calculated sfmr negatively associated scr deciduous tooth extractions dmft coefficient 011 95 ci 020 001 coefficient 0003 95 ci 0005 0001 respectively copayment children enter elementary school positively associated scr deciduous tooth extraction compared copayment children enter elementary schoolcoefficient 1142 95 ci 329 1955 scr dental sealants positively associated scr deciduous tooth extractions coefficient 012 95 ci 006 019 negatively associated dmft coefficient 0001 95 ci 0003 00001 per capita prefectural income positively associated scr deciduous tooth extractionscoefficient 001 95 ci 0001 002 interaction found sfmr subsidy policy outcomes high sfmr utilization copayment children enter elementary school associated fewer deciduous tooth extractions also sfmr dental sealant associated decreased dmft