The inter-examiner variation in rating dental formation from radiographs.
Six examiners evaluated dental formation on 191 radiographs, using an eight-stage system. Discrepancies between these examiners are generally of the order of +/- one stage, in about 20 to 25% of the cases. The authors thus suggest the use of reference radiographs, for the double purpose of ensuring a homogeneous rating by two examiners or more, as well as the assessment of eventual differences between populations.
D001641:Bicuspid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D003481:Cuspid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008963:Molar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009805:Odontogenesis; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D012107:Research Design; D014070:Tooth / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*