Effect of different time intervals between examinations on the reproducibility of ICDAS-II for occlusal caries.
OBJECTIVE
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.


CONCLUSIONS
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.
Department of Paediatric and Community Dentistry, Philipps University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany. momeni@staff.uni-marburg.de
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Jablonski-Momeni
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Ricketts
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Weber
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Ziomek
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Heinzel-Gutenbrunner
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Schipper
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Stoll
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Pieper
D003731:Dental Caries / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003732:Dental Caries Activity Tests / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D015588:Observer Variation; D023861:Photography, Dental; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors