Inter- and intraexaminer variability in assessment of orthodontic treatment need
- 1 August 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
- Vol. 3 (4) , 198-200
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.1975.tb00308.x
Abstract
Two examiners assessed subjectively the orthodontic treatment need of a group of 183 10-year-old children. The examiners did not standardize the criteria establishing treatment need. Intraexaminer agreement was reached in 79.8% of the cases. Intraexaminer agreement was 91.7% for Examiner A and 93.4% of Examiner B. The paper highlights the subjective element in deciding orthodontic treatment need.Keywords
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