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- Title
Assessment of the amount of tooth wear on dental casts and intra-oral photographs.
- Authors
Wetselaar, P.; Wetselaar‐Glas, M. J. M.; Koutris, M.; Visscher, C. M.; Lobbezoo, F.
- Abstract
Tooth wear is a multifactorial condition, leading to the loss of dental hard tissues. Many grading scales are available to assess the amount of tooth wear, one of which is the tooth wear evaluation system ( TWES). A grading scale can be used chairside, on casts and on photographs. The aim was to test whether the grading scales of the TWES, used on casts and on photographs, resulted in comparable scores. In addition, it was tested whether these scales can be used to assess tooth wear reliably on photographs. Of 75 tooth wear patients, sets of casts and series of photographs were obtained and graded. Comparison of the grading on casts and on photographs revealed equal median values and percentiles for both occlusal/incisal grading and non-occlusal/non-incisal grading. The grading on casts and on photographs showed a high correlation for the occlusal/incisal grading and a low correlation for the non-occlusal/non-incisal grading (Spearman's rho = 0·74 and rho = 0·47; P < 0·001). Concerning the grading on photographs, the interexaminer reliability was fair-to-good ( ICC = 0·41 to ICC = 0·55) while the intra-examiner reliability was fair-to-good to excellent ( ICC = 0·68 to ICC = 0·86) for the occlusal/incisal grading. For the non-occlusal/non-incisal grading, the interexaminer reliability was poor to fair-to-good ( ICC = 0·22 to ICC = 0·59), while the intra-examiner reliability was fair-to-good to excellent ( ICC = 0·64 to ICC = 0·82). It was concluded that the scores obtained with the grading scales of the TWES on casts and on photographs are comparable. The grading scales can be used in a reliable way on photographs, which is especially the case for occlusal/incisal grading.
- Subjects
DIAGNOSIS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROBABILITY theory; RELIABILITY (Personality trait); RESEARCH evaluation; STATISTICS; TOOTH abrasion; DATA analysis; INTER-observer reliability; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; MANN Whitney U Test; INTRACLASS correlation
- Publication
Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 2016, Vol 43, Issue 8, p615
- ISSN
0305-182X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/joor.12405