Clinical examination
caries
CARIES, CARIES
Children were examined in their kindergarten in a supine position using a disposable mouth mirror attached to a handle with a light-emitting diode (MirrorLite; Kudos International Holdings Limited, Hong Kong) and a 0.5 mm ball-ended probe (405/WHO probe; Otto Leibinger GmBH, Germany). A calibrated and trained dentist, unaware of the group assignment, performed caries diagnosis using International Caries Detection and Assessment System II (ICDAS II)