Caries Control Engine

A prevention-first clinical decision support tool.

CCE v5ca
1 · Patient
2 · Disease
3 · Challenges
4 · Protection
5 · Plan

Patient & self-assessment

Start with the score completed by the patient on their phone.

The self-score informs the assessment but cannot override definite current disease or severe biologic vulnerability.

Evidence of current disease & lesion assessment

Record objective findings separately from the biologic factors that guide preventive intensity and monitoring.

Evidence of current disease

Lesion inventory

Early lesion surfaces (select all that apply)

Radiographic stage is evidence, not an exact physical measurement. The engine does not equate E2 or D1 automatically with cavitation.

Biologic challenges

Grouped by whether the clinical team can change the factor, compensate for it, or monitor it.

Nonmodifiable or persistent predispositions

Partially modifiable biologic challenges

Modifiable challenges

Protective factors

Record what is already working. Protection may reduce susceptibility but does not erase definite disease.

Clinical decision support only. This locally defined rule set is not presented as a validated risk-prediction instrument and does not replace diagnosis, informed consent, product instructions, contraindication review, or individualized treatment planning.