Effect of Different Time Intervals between Examinations on the Reproducibility of ICDAS-II for Occlusal Caries

作者：Anahita Jablonski‐Momeni, David Ricketts, Kristina Weber, O. Ziomek, Monika Heinzel‐Gutenbrunner, Helge M. Schipper, Regina Stoll, Klaus Pieper · 发表于：Caries Research · 年份：2010 · DOI：10.1159/000314674 · 被引用次数：43 · 研究领域：Dental Health and Care Utilization、Dental Radiography and Imaging、Dental Research and COVID-19

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.