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Table 3 Sensitivity and specificity of Maternal Oral Screening Tool compared with OHIP-14 and Dental Assessment

From: Measuring oral health during pregnancy: sensitivity and specificity of a maternal oral screening (MOS) tool

 

MOS - Item 1

MOS - Item 2

Combined

% (95 % CI)

% (95 % CI)

% (95 % CI)

OHIP-14 (Self-report)1 (n = 207)

 

 Sensitivity

82.2 (74.3–89.1)

32.2 (22.6–40.7)

93.3 (88.2–97.9)

 Specificity

46.2 (37.1–55.2)

56.4 (47.4–65.4)

20.5 (13.2–27.8)

 PPV

54.0 (45.7–62.4)

36.3 (25.7–46.8)

47.5 (40.1–54.8)

 NPV

77.1 (67.3–87.0)

52.0 (43.3–60.7)

80.0 (65.7–94.3)

Dental assessment (PSR > 2 and Decay present) (n = 131)

 

 Sensitivity

70.3 (59.9–82.1)

41.9 (30.7–54.7)

87.8 (80.4–96.3)

 Specificity

29.8 (17.9–41.7)

68.4 (56.4–80.5)

14.0 (5.0–23.1)

 PPV

56.5 (46.4–66.7)

63.3 (49.8–76.8)

57.0 (47.9–66.1)

 NPV

43.6 (28.0–59.2)

47.6 (36.8–58.4)

47.1 (23.3–70.8)

  1. 1Item 1 = Do you currently have any problems with your teeth Gums or mouth?, Item 2 = Have you had a dental check up in the last 12 months?
  2. CI Confidence interval, PPN Positive predictive value, NPV Negative predictive value