Variables affecting the inter‐ and intra‐examiner reliability of ICDAS for occlusal caries diagnosis in permanent molars

ConclusionsICDAS presented acceptable intra‐examiners reproducibility in detecting occlusal caries over time. However, there was a clear effect for examiner's specialty and clinical experience on the inter‐examiner's reproducibility of the ICDAS system at different time intervals.

Source: Journal of Public Health Dentistry - March 1, 2015 Category: Dentistry Authors: Muawia A. Qudeimat, Qasem D. Alomari, Yacoub Altarakemah, Nour Alshawaf, Eino J. Honkala Tags: Original Article Source Type: research