Average area under the curve: An alternative method for quantifying the dental caries experience in longitudinal studies.

Kelsey H Jordan D Leann LongGerald McgwinNoel K Childers

Published in: Community dentistry and oral epidemiology (2019)

When desired, dmfsaAUC can replace increments as a more data-inclusive summary of longitudinal caries burden, incorporating intermediate visits, incomplete follow-up and time.

Keyphrases

cross sectional
big data
case control
risk factors
machine learning