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Effect of different time intervals between examinations on the reproducibility of ICDAS-II for occlusal caries
A Jablonski-Momeni1, D N J Ricketts, K Weber
1Department of Paediatric and Community Dentistry, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany. momeni@staff.uni-marburg.de
Aim:
To evaluate intra- and interexaminer reproducibility of ICDAS-II on occlusal caries diagnosis when different time intervals were allowed to elapse between examinations. A subsidiary aim was to determine whether collapsing the codes would influence this reproducibility.
Methods:
The occlusal surfaces of 50 permanent posterior teeth were investigated by 3 trained examiners using ICDAS-II at baseline, 1 day, 1 week and 4 weeks after baseline.
Results:
Weighted kappa values for intra- and interexaminer reproducibility were 0.76-0.93.
Conclusion:
The time span did not have a major impact on assessing intra- and interexaminer reproducibility. Collapsing ICDAS-II codes had no impact on examiner reproducibility.
