Calibration Process for Diagnosing Dental Caries Using the DMFT Index
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| स्वरूप: | artículo original |
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| प्रकाशन तिथि: | 2024 |
| विवरण: | The DMFT index is an optimal tool for assessing dental caries experience over a person's lifetime, necessitating that examiners of these epidemiological indices be properly standardized through a rigorous process such as calibration. The objective of the study was to develop a calibration process for diagnosing dental caries using the DMFT index among three groups of dentists. A cross-sectional study conducted with a population of 15 dentists who volunteered to participate, organized into 3 groups based on their area of practice. The calibration process was conducted both virtually and in-person. Statistical analysis involved calculating validity and reliability values using the Kappa coefficient, with a confidence level of 95% and significance set at p<0.05. For photographic results, Kappa values ranged from 0.55 (p<0.001) to 0.91 (p<0.001) in the first process, and from 0.73 (<0.001) to 1.00 (<0.001) in the second process. For dental assessments, values ranged from 0.20 (p=0.090) to 0.81 (p<0.001) in the first stage, and from 0.31 (p=0.002) to 0.89 (p<0.001) in the second. Out of the initial 15 examiners, 46.67% (n=7) achieved "almost perfect agreement" and 20.00% (n=3) achieved "substantial agreement." |
| देश: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| संस्थान: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| भाषा: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:archivo.portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/62635 |
| ऑनलाइन पहुंच: | https://archivo.revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/Odontos/article/view/62635 |
| संकेत शब्द: | Public health dentistry; DMF index; Dental health surveys; Data collection; Calibration; Health status indicators. Odontología en salud pública; Índice CPO; Encuestas de salud dental; Recopilación de datos; Calibración; Indicadores de salud. |