International Caries Detection & Assessment System
ICDAS
International Caries Detection & Assessment System
Core ICDAS Criteria 2004
For use on coronal and root surfaces, as well as caries adjacent to restorations and sealants.
These unifying, predominantly visual, criteria code a range of the characteristics of clean, dry teeth in a consistent way that promotes the valid comparison of results between studies, settings, and locations.
ICDAS criterian record both enamelanddentine cariesand explore the measurement ofcaries activityin all of the domains below.
The ICDAS Detection Codes are in use now and are recommended.
The ICDAS Assessment Codes are part of a developing research agenda.
The ICDAS System provides an evidence-based framework to validate and explore the impact of existing and new technology aids to caries diagnosis.
ICDAS Foundation Members
The International Caries Detection and Assessment System framework is a not-for-profit organisation whose activities are overseen and governed by a Board of Directors and a coordinating Committee.
Board of Directors
Nigel Pitts
Amid Ismail
Dom Zero
Kim Ekstrand
Gail Douglas
University of Dundee, UK
University of Michigan, USA
University of Indiana, USA
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
University of Leeds, UK
Coordinating Committee
Nigel Pitts (co-chair) – University of Dundee, UK
Amid Ismail (co-chair) – University of Michigan, USA
Dom Zero - University of Indiana, USA
Andrea Ferreira Zandona – University of Indiana, USA
