Inter- and intra-operator reliability of the recording of occlusal contacts using 'occlusal sketch' acetate technique.
OBJECTIVE
To develop a simple way of recording occlusal contacts with proven inter- and intra-operator reliability.


METHODS
Clinical skills laboratory in the University Dental Hospital of Manchester.


METHODS
The marked static occlusal contacts of 20 sets of models were recorded in a pseudo-clinical situation, by three dentists and in addition by one dentist on two occasions using a schematic representation of the dental arch - the 'occlusal sketch'.


RESULTS
The median of Kappa agreement for inter- and intra-operator reliability was almost perfect.


CONCLUSIONS
The occlusal sketch is a simple, inexpensive and easy way of recording the results of an occlusal examination using marking papers.
Davies
S J
SJ
Dental Practice, University Dental Hospital of Manchester. stephen.j.davies@man.ac.uk
Gray
R J M
RJ
Al-Ani
M Z
MZ
Sloan
P
P
Worthington
H
H
D000085:Acetates; D006801:Humans; D007574:Jaw Relation Record / Q000379:methods*; D003765:Models, Dental; D015588:Observer Variation; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
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